Thetis-class patrol boat

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File:USCGC Argo (WPC-100) underway during World War II.jpg
USCGC Argo (WPC-100) underway during World War II, circa 1944.
Class overview
NameThetis class
OperatorsFile:Flag of the United States Coast Guard.svg United States Coast Guard
Built1931–1934
In commission1931–1967
Completed18
General characteristics
Class and typeThetis-class patrol boat[1]
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

The Thetis-class patrol boat was a class of 18 steel-hulled cutters of the United States Coast Guard built from 1931 to 1934.[2][3]

Ships

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 11, 2019.
  3. Clancey, Patrick. "Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945 Coast Guard Cutters & Craft". HyperWar Foundation via Ibiblio. Retrieved March 20, 2020.