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USCG CG-74339

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CG-255 being lowered at the A. W. de Young Boat & Shipbuilding Company, 1924

CG-74339 (ex CG-255) was a wooden-hulled patrol vessel in commission in the fleet of the United States Coast Guard.

History[]

She was laid down at the Alameda, California shipyard of the A. W. de Young Boat & Shipbuilding Company, one of 203 "Six-Bitters" ordered by the United States Coast Guard,[1][2] 10 of which were built by de Young.[3] She was designed for long-range picket and patrol duty during Prohibition for postings 20 to 30 miles from shore.[4] She was laid down on 18 August 1924, launched on 25 November 1924, and delivered 26 December 1924.[5] She was commissioned in 1924/1925 as CG-255.[1] By 1943, during World War II, she was designated CG-74339 (the "74" referring to her length of 74 feet 11 inches).[1] She was decommissioned for disposal in 1947.[1]

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Flynn, Jr., James T. (June 23, 2014). Vessels of less than 100-feet in Length. U.S. Coast Guard Small Cutters and Patrol Boats 1915–2012. https://media.defense.gov/2018/Apr/11/2001901931/-1/-1/0/FLYNN_SMALL_CUTTERS_WPBS-2014.PDF. 
  2. ↑ Colton, Tim (March 28, 2017). "Patrol and Training Craft (YP)". http://shipbuildinghistory.com/smallships/yp.htm. 
  3. ↑ Colton, Tim. "Pre-WWII Construction by Other Boatbuilders on the Pacific Coast". http://shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/other/pacificprewar.htm. Retrieved August 7, 2021. 
  4. ↑ Canney, Donald L. (1989). "Rum War: The U.S. Coast Guard and Prohibition (Coast Guard Bicentennial Series)". U.S. Coast Guard. https://media.defense.gov/2017/Jul/01/2001772272/-1/-1/0/RUMWAR.PDF. Retrieved 17 March 2020. "The final plans were available in April 2014 and the first of the class, CG-100, was commissioned on October 21, 1924. CG-302, the last completed, was commissioned July 18, 1925. An average of five completed each week." 
  5. ↑ "Progress of Construction - A. W. de Young Boat & Shipbuilding Company". February 1925. pp. 104. https://archive.org/details/pacificmarinerev2225paci/page/n133/mode/2up?q=255. 
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