USCGC Tampa (WPG-48)

Tampa, 1921
History
United States
Name	USCGC Tampa
Namesake	Tampa, Florida
Builder	Union Construction Company, Oakland, California
Laid down	27 September 1920
Launched	19 April 1921[1]
Commissioned	15 September 1921[1]
Decommissioned	1 February 1947[1]
Fate	Transferred to United States Navy control as USS Tampa (WPG-48) in November 1941.
Notes	Served in U.S. Navy as USS Tampa (WPG-48) 1941–1947.
General characteristics
Class and type	Tampa class
Type	United States Coast Guard Cutter
Displacement	1,955 tons (full load)
Length	240 ft (73 m)[1]
Beam	39 ft (12 m)[1]
Draft	17 ft 9 in (5.41 m) (maximum)
Propulsion	GE turbo-electric transmission with 2 boilers[1]
Speed	15.5 knots (28.7 km/h)
Complement	122
Armament	2 × 5-inch (127 mm) guns 1 × 3-inch (76.2 mm) gun 2 × 6-pounder guns[1]

USCGC Tampa (Coast Guard Cutter No. 48) was a United States Coast Guard Cutter that served in the United States Coast Guard from 1921 to 1941, and then in the United States Navy from 1941 to 1947.