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

WPG-85 Gresham

• Gunboat class Cutter:
• Displacement: 1,090 tons
• Length: 205'6"
• Beam: 32'
• Draft: 12'6"
• Speed: 8 knots
• Armament: 2 3"/50, 4 20mm, 2 dc tracks, 4 dc projectors
• Complement:
• Triple-expansion steam engine, single screw, 2,500 hp
• Built at Globe Iron Works, Cleveland, Oh. for the Revenue Cutter Service in 1896; acquired by the Coast Guard and commissioned 25 March 1943

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Designed for service on the Great Lakes by the revenue Cutter Service, a predecessor of the Guast Guard. Sold for scrapping 22 April 1935, but reacquired on 21 January 1943 due to wartime needs. Renovated by General Ship Repair Co., Baltimore, Md., and commissioned 25 March 1943. Assigned to EASTSEAFRON at New York and used for coastal escort duties. Decommissioned 7 April 1944, due to poor condition; turned over to War Shipping Administration and sold in 1945.

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