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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
COAST GUARD SHIPS AND CRAFT
NORTHLAND cutter - icebreaker (1927)
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Northland 1944
Ships
| No | Name | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPG49 | Northland | 318 | Newport News | 8.1926 | 5.2.1927 | 5.1927 | to Israel 3.1946 (A16 אֵילַת [Eilath]) |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | 1785 trials |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | 2150 |
| Length, m | 61.0 wl 66.0 oa |
| Breadth, m | 11.9 |
| Draught, m | 4.17 trials |
| No of shafts | 1, sails |
| Machinery | 1 electric motor, 2 diesel-generators |
| Power, h. p. | 1000 |
| Max speed, kts | 11.5 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 12000 (10) |
| Armament | 2 x 1 - 57/50 Mk 8, 1 x 1 - 37/50 Mk 4, 1 seaplane (UO, OL) |
| Complement | 107 |
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Northland 1943
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Northland 1944
Project history
Northland was intended for service in the Arctic. Hull had ice reinforcements. Northland became one of the first American full-welded ships.
Modernizations
1941: - 2 x 1 - 57/50, 1 x 1 - 37/50; + 2 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 20
1944: - seaplane; + 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4, 2 DCT, 2 DCR, SC-1, SF radars, QCJ-3 sonar
1/1946: 2 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 21, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 2 DCT, 2 DCR, SC, SF radars, QCJ sonar
Naval service
No significant events.
