Tampa, 1921
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History | |
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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 |
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.