Ships of the U.S. Coast Guard, 1940-1945

WPC-110 Icarus

• Argo class Patrol Cutter:
• Displacement: 350 tons (full load)
• Length: 165'
• Beam: 25'3"
• Draft: 10'
• Speed: 16 knots
• Armament: 2 3"/50 DP, 2 20mm AA, 2 depth charge tracks, 2 depth charge projectors, 2 rocket launchers
• Complement: 7 officers, 68 enlisted
• Diesel engines, twin screws; 1,340 hp
• Built at Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine, and commissioned 1 April 1932

Additional Links:

• "US Coast Guard at War: Transports & Escorts" -- USS Icarus
• Sinking of U-352

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