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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
COAST GUARD SHIPS AND CRAFT
MIAMI cutters (1912)
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Unalga
Ships
| No | Name | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CG51 | Miami, 2.1916- Tampa | Newport News | 1911 | 10.2.1912 | 8.1912 | to USN as gunboat 4.1917, sunk 26.9.1918 | |
| CG53, 1942- WPG53 | Unalga | Newport News | 10.2.1912 | 5.1912 | to USN as gunboat 4.1917-8/1919, to USN as gunboat 9.1933-11/1933, to USN as gunboat 11.1941, for disposal 10.1945 |
Technical data
| Displacement normal, t | 1181 |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | |
| Length, m | 57.9 |
| Breadth, m | 9.91 |
| Draught, m | 4.27 |
| No of shafts | 1 |
| Machinery | 1 VTE |
| Power, h. p. | 1300 |
| Max speed, kts | 13 |
| Fuel, t | coal |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | |
| Armament | 3 x 1 - 57/50 Driggs-Schroeder Mk II/III |
| Complement |
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Unalga
Project history
Revenue cutters.
Modernizations
1917, both: - 3 x 1 - 57/50; + 2 x 1 - 102/50 Mk IX, 2 x 1 - 76/50 Mk II/III/V/VI, 2 DCR
1943, Unalga: - 2 x 1 - 76/50; + 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4, 2 DCT, SO or SU radar
Naval service
Tampa was sunk by German submarine UB91 26.9.1918 in the English Channel.
