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USCGC Winnisimmet

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History
United States
BuilderSpedden Company, Baltimore, Maryland
Cost$50,000
Launched11 October 1902
Commissioned30 July 1903
DecommissionedOctober 1945
FateSold 22 July 1946
NotesKnown as USRC Winnisimmet before 1915
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeWinnisimmet-class
Typeharbor tug
Displacement182 tons
Length96 ft 6 in (29.41 m)
Beam20 ft 6 in (6.25 m)
Draft9 ft (2.7 m)
Installed powerBabcock & Wilcox water boiler, triple-expansion steam engine, 500 SHP
Propulsion1 screw
Speed12 knots
Range680 mi (1,090 km)
Complement11
Armamentnone

USCGC Winnisimmet was one of two Winnisimmet-class harbor tugs constructed for the Revenue Cutter Service in 1903 and stationed at Boston, Massachusetts. The Navy assumed control of her from 6 April 1917 to 22 September 1919 during World War I.[2] In September 1919 she was transferred from Boston to Baltimore, Maryland, where she remained until 1932. She was then assigned to Norfolk, Virginia where she remained in service until being decommissioned in October 1945. Before the U.S. Coast Guard was formed in 1915, she was known as the USRC Winnisimmet. The other cutter in the Winnisimmet-class was the USRC Wissahickon.

Citations

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  1. ^ Canney, p 60
  2. ^ Record of Movements, pp 21–23

References

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  • "Record of Movements, Vessels of the United States Coast Guard, 1790–December 31, 1933" (PDF). Historic Documents. U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  • Canney, Donald L. (1995). U.S. Coast Guard and Revenue Cutters, 1790–1935. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland. ISBN 978-1-55750-101-1.