Active-class patrol boat

Active-class patrol boat General Greene, 1962
Class overview
NameActive class
BuildersAmerican Brown Boveri Electric Corporation, Camden, New Jersey
Operators
Built1926–1927
In commission1927–1978
Completed35
Lost4
Retired32
Scrapped2 confirmed
Preserved2
General characteristics
TypePatrol boat
Displacement232 long tons (236 t)
Length125 ft (38 m)
Beam23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)
Draft7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
PropulsionAt launch: 2 × 6-cylinder, 300 hp (224 kW) Winton Model 114-6 diesel engines

1938: 2 x Cooper-Bessemer EN-9 600 bhp diesel engines

2 Propellers
Speed
  • 1945
  • Maximum: 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
  • Cruise: 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Range
  • 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi)
  • At max. speed: 2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi)
Boats & landing
craft carried
As built: 2 20' Pulling Boats 1976: 1 14' Utility Boat
Complement1938: 22

1944: 38

1960: 3 officers, 17 men
Armament
Notes1 600-watt 12" spotlight

The Active-class patrol boat was one of the most useful and long-lasting classes of United States Coast Guard cutters. Of the 35 built in the 1920s, 16 were still in service during the 1960s. The last to be decommissioned from active service was the Morris in 1970; the last in actual service was the Cuyahoga, which sank after an accidental collision in 1978.[1]

  1. ^ "Comments and Corrections: Ask Infoser". Warship International. 42 (4): 423–438. 2005. ISSN 0043-0374. JSTOR 44893328.