USRC Androscoggin

USRC Androscoggin shortly after commissioning, 1908
History
United States
NamesakeAndroscoggin River, Maine, U.S.[1]
OperatorU.S. Revenue Cutter Service
BuilderRodermond Bros., Tomkins Cove, New York; Pusey & Jones, Wilmington, Delaware[1]
CostUS$230,087 (Original contract price)[1]
Launched16 January 1907[2]
Commissioned8 July 1908
Decommissioned26 August 1921
FateSold 10 May 1922 at Baltimore, Maryland[2][3]
General characteristics [2]
Displacement1200 tons
Length210 ft (64 m)
Beam36 ft (11 m)
Draft17 ft 6 in (5.33 m)
Installed power1,800 SHP
PropulsionTriple-expansion steam engine, 20.75 in (52.7 cm), 32 in (81 cm), 50 in (130 cm) diameter x 27 in (69 cm) stroke
Speed13.2 knots (max)
Complement44
Armament
  • 4 × 6-pounders (1908)
  • 4 × 3-inch gun, 1 Y-gun for depth charges (1918)[1][4]
  1. ^ a b c d Androscoggin (1908), U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office
  2. ^ a b c Canney, pp 64–65
  3. ^ Record of Movements, pp 21–23
  4. ^ Larzelere, pp 83–84