USCG CG-74339

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CG-255 being lowered at dockyard of A. W. de Young Boat & Shipbuilding Company, 1924.jpg
CG-255 being lowered at the A. W. de Young Boat & Shipbuilding Company, 1924
Ensign of the United States Coast Guard (1915-1953).png United States Coast Guard
NameCG–255 (1925–1943)
CG–74339 (1943–1947)
Ordered1924
Builder A. W. de Young Boat & Shipbuilding Company, Alameda, California
Laid down18 August 1924
Launched25 November 1924
Completed26 December 1924
Commissioned1924/1925
Decommissioned1947
Stricken1947
Identification
General characteristics
Tonnage37.5  GRT
Length74.9 ft (22.8 m) o/a
Beam13.6 ft (4.1 m)
Draught3.75 ft (1.14 m)
Installed power500 SHP
Propulsiontwo Sterling 6-cylinder gasoline engines, two propellers
Complement8
Armament1 x 1-pounder gun forward

CG-74339 (ex CG-255) was a wooden-hulled patrol vessel in commission in the fleet of the United States Coast Guard.

History

She was laid down at the Alameda, California shipyard of the A. W. de Young Boat & Shipbuilding Company, one of 203 "Six-Bitters" ordered by the United States Coast Guard, [1] [2] 10 of which were built by de Young. [3] She was designed for long-range picket and patrol duty during Prohibition for postings 20 to 30 miles from shore. [4] She was laid down on 18 August 1924, launched on 25 November 1924, and delivered 26 December 1924. [5] She was commissioned in 1924/1925 as CG-255. [1] By 1943, during World War II, she was designated CG-74339 (the "74" referring to her length of 74 feet 11 inches). [1] She was decommissioned for disposal in 1947. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Flynn, Jr., James T. (23 June 2014). Vessels of less than 100-feet in Length (PDF). U.S. Coast Guard Small Cutters and Patrol Boats 1915–2012.
  2. ↑ Colton, Tim (28 March 2017). "Patrol and Training Craft (YP)". shipbuildinghistory.com.
  3. ↑ Colton, Tim. "Pre-WWII Construction by Other Boatbuilders on the Pacific Coast". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  4. ↑ Canney, Donald L. (1989). "Rum War: The U.S. Coast Guard and Prohibition (Coast Guard Bicentennial Series)" (PDF). U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved 17 March 2020. The final plans were available in April 2014 and the first of the class, CG-100, was commissioned on October 21, 1924. CG-302, the last completed, was commissioned July 18, 1925. An average of five completed each week.
  5. ↑ "Progress of Construction - A. W. de Young Boat & Shipbuilding Company". Pacific Marine Review . Vol. 22. February 1925. p. 104.
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