Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

IX-148 USS North Star

• Unclassified Vessel (former USCG WPG-59):
• Displacement: 2,200 tons
• Length: 225'
• Beam: 41'
• Draft: 16'6"
• Speed: 13 knots
• Armament: 2 3"/50, 6 20mm, dc tracks
• Complement: 17 officers, 116 enlisted
• Diesel engine, single screw, 1,500 hp
• Built at Berg Shipbuilding, Seattle, and launched 1932; commissioned as USCG WPG-59 14 May 1941; transferred to USN 15 January 1944

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS North Star
• "The Coast Guard at War: Transports and Escorts" -- CGC North Star (WPG-53)

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(as WPG-59, 1942)

(as WPG-59, 1943)

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