USCGC Atalanta

USCGC Atalanta (WPC-102) was a 165-foot (50 m), steel-hulled, diesel-powered Thetis-class patrol boat of the United States Coast Guard.

History
United States
NameUSCGC Atalanta
NamesakeAtalanta
BuilderLake Union Dry Dock Company, Seattle
Launched16 June 1934
Commissioned20 Sep 1934
Decommissioned1 August 1950
IdentificationWPC-102
FateSold, 7 December 1954
General characteristics
Class and typeThetis-class patrol boat
Displacement
  • 337 long tons (342 t) (1933)
  • 350 long tons (360 t) (1945)
Length165 ft (50 m)
Beam25 ft 3 in (7.70 m)
Draft
  • 7 ft 8 in (2.34 m) (1933)
  • 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) (1945)
Installed power1,340 bhp
Propulsion2 × Winton Model 158 6-cylinder diesels 1,340 brake horsepower (1,000 kW)
Speed
  • 11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph) cruising
  • 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) maximum
Range
  • 1,750 statute miles (14 knots)
  • 3,000 statute miles (11 knots)
  • 6,417 statute miles (6 knots)
Complement
  • 44 (1933)
  • 75 (1945)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • None (1933
  • SF Radar (1945)
  • QCO Sonar (1945)
Armament

History

She was launched on 16 June 1934 at the Seattle shipyard of Lake Union Dry Dock & Machine Works,[1] one of 18 Thetis-class patrol boats.[2][3] She was commissioned on 20 September 1934 and assigned to Seattle, Washington where she conducted rescue and law enforcement operations as well as annual Bering Sea patrols.[1] In September 1942, Atalanta was assigned to the United States Navy Western Sea Frontier where she conducted convoy escort and patrol duty.[1] She was one of the early ships in the "Alaskan Navy".[4]

Atalanta was decommissioned on 1 August 1950 and was placed in mothball at the Coast Guard mooring in Kennydale, Renton, Washington.[1] On 7 December 1954, she was sold to Birchfield Boiler, Inc., of Tacoma, Washington for $7,156.[1]

References
  1. "USCGC Atalanta". naval-history.net. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  2. Dropkin, Les (January 2002). "The Thetis Class Coast Guard Patrol Boats" (PDF). Potomac Association.
  3. "Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945 Coast Guard Cutters & Craft". Ibiblio . Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  4. Ostrom, Thomas P. (May 13, 2009). The United States Coast Guard in World War II: A History of Domestic and Overseas Actions. McFarland & Company. p. 140. ISBN 9780786442560.
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