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ANDROSCOGGIN cutter (1908)
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Androscoggin 1908
Ships
| No | Name | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CG14 | Androscoggin | Rodermond, Tompkins Cove | 1906 | 16.1.1907 | 7/1908 | to USN as gunboat 4.1917-9/1919, sold 5.1922 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 1200 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 1605 |
| Length, m | 57.3 pp 64.0 oa |
| Breadth, m | 10.7 |
| Draught, m | 5.33 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 VTE, 2 single-end boilers |
| Power, h. p. | 1800 |
| Max speed, kts | 13 |
| Fuel, t | coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 4 x 1 - 57/45 Hotchkiss Mk II/III |
| Complement | 74 |
Graphics
Androscoggin 1908
Project history
Revenue service cutter, wooden hull. First American purpose-built icebreaker.
Modernizations
1917: - 3 x 1 - 57/45; + 3 x 1 - 76/50 Mk II/III/V/VI
Naval service
No significant events.
