The ship was laid down at the Union Construction Company in Oakland, California on 27 September 1920. She was launched on 19 April 1921, christened by Mrs. Frank G. Law, and commissioned on 4 October 1921.[1]
On 7 December 1941 Haida was undergoing repairs at the Puget Sound Navy Yard. She returned to duty in Alaskan waters in early 1942, carrying out escort and rescue duties. She was assigned to weather ship duty in 1943, which continued through until March 1946.[1]
uscgc, haida, other, ships, with, same, name, hmcs, haida, foot, tampa, class, united, states, coast, guard, cutter, commission, from, 1921, until, 1947, history, united, states, name, namesakehaida, builderunion, construction, company, oakland, california, co. For other ships with the same name see HMCS Haida G63 USCGC Haida WPG 45 was a 240 foot Tampa class United States Coast Guard cutter in commission from 1921 until 1947 History United States NameUSCGC Haida WPG 45 NamesakeHaida BuilderUnion Construction Company Oakland California Cost 775 000 Laid down27 September 1920 Commissioned26 October 1921 Decommissioned13 February 1947 FateSold 20 January 1948 Scrapped 1951 General characteristics 1945 1 Class and typeTampa class cutter Displacement1 955 long tons 1 986 t Length240 ft 73 m Beam39 ft 12 m Draft13 ft 2 in 4 01 m Propulsion1 General Electric 2 040 kVa motor with turbo generator 2 Babcock amp Wilcox cross drum 200 psi boilers 1 Propeller Speed15 5 knots 28 7 km h 17 8 mph Range5 500 nmi 10 200 km 6 300 mi at 9 kn 17 km h 10 mph Complement96 Sensors and processing systemsSA radar SL radar QCJ 3 sonar Armament1921 2 5 51 caliber guns 2 6 pounder 1 1 pounder gun 1942 2 5 51 caliber guns 1 3 50 caliber gun 2 50 caliber machine guns 4 Y gun depth charge projectors 2 depth charge tracks 1943 2 3 50 caliber guns 4 20 mm 80 guns 2 Mousetrap ASW 4 Y gun depth charge projectors 2 depth charge tracks Contents 1 Ship history 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksShip history editThe ship was laid down at the Union Construction Company in Oakland California on 27 September 1920 She was launched on 19 April 1921 christened by Mrs Frank G Law and commissioned on 4 October 1921 1 Haida was first stationed at Seattle Washington before joining the Bering Sea Patrols based from Unalaska Alaska Her duties included providing medical services search and rescue maintaining aids to navigation fishery patrols and attempts to enforce Prohibition regulations In 1924 she supported the U S Army s circumnavigation of the globe by air 1 On 7 December 1941 Haida was undergoing repairs at the Puget Sound Navy Yard She returned to duty in Alaskan waters in early 1942 carrying out escort and rescue duties She was assigned to weather ship duty in 1943 which continued through until March 1946 1 Haida was decommissioned on 13 February 1947 and sold in 1948 to the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company She was scrapped in 1951 1 See also editList of United States Coast Guard cuttersReferences edit a b c d e Haida 1921 United States Coast Guard Historian s Office 2012 Retrieved 31 July 2012 External links edit U S Coast Guard Historian s Office United States Coast Guard Retrieved May 15 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USCGC Haida amp oldid 1152991559, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
