USCGC Sebago (WHEC-42)

For other ships with the same name, see USCGC Sebago.
USCGC Sebago (WHEC-42) as seen on 28 November 1947. At this time she was still fitted with her heavy World War II-era armament of twin 5"/38-caliber gun turrets, which are clearly visible
History
United States
BuilderWestern Pipe & Steel
Laid down7 June 1943
Launched28 May 1944
ChristenedWachusett
Commissioned20 September 1945
Decommissioned29 February 1972
ReclassifiedWPG-42 to WHEC-42
FateScrapped, 1974[1]
Notes
  • WPS Hull No. 148.
  • Sponsor: Mrs. Margaret P. Steinmetz.
General characteristics
TypeOwasco-class cutter
Displacement
  • 1,978 full (1966)
  • 1,342 light (1966)
Length
  • 254 ft (77.4 m) oa.
  • 245 ft (74.7 m) pp.
Beam43 ft 1 in (13.1 m)
Draft17 ft 3 in (5.3 m) (1966)
Installed power4,000 shp (3,000 kW) (1945)
Propulsion1 × Westinghouse electric motor driven by a turbine, (1945)
Speed17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph).
Range
  • 6,157 mi (9,909 km) at 17 knots
  • 10,376 mi (16,699 km) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) (1966)
Complement10 officers, 3 warrants, 130 enlisted (1966)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Detection Radar: SPS-23, SPS-29, Mk 26, Mk 27 (1966)
  • Sonar: SQS-1 (1966)
Armament
NotesFuel capacity: 141,755 gal (Oil, 95%).

USCG Sebago (WHEC-42) was an Owasco class high endurance cutter which served with the US Coast Guard from 1945 to 1972. Originally intended for World War II service, she was not commissioned until a month after the end of hostilities and consequently did not see combat until her deployment in the Vietnam War more than 20 years later.

Sebago was built by Western Pipe & Steel at the company's San Pedro shipyard. Named after Sebago Lake, Maine, she was commissioned as a patrol gunboat with ID number WPG-42 on 20 September 1945. Her ID was later changed to WHEC-42 (HEC for "High Endurance Cutter" - the "W" signifies a Coast Guard vessel).[2][3]

  1. ^ Western Pipe & Steel - San Pedro shipyard Archived 2007-11-15 at the Wayback Machine - Colton Company website
  2. ^ "USCG Sebago" (PDF). U.S. Coast Guard History Program. United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
  3. ^ "USCG Designations". Coast Guard History Program. United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 2012-12-17.