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  Bibb 1942

Ships

No	Name	Yard No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comm	Fate
WPG31, 2.1945- WAGC31, 12.1945- WPG31, 5.1966- WHEC31	George M. Bibb, 7.1937- Bibb		Charleston N Yd	8.1935	14.1.1937	3/1937	scuttled 28.11.1987
WPG32, 3.1945- WAGC32, 5.1946- WPG32, 5.1966- WHEC32	George W. Campbell, 7.1937- Campbell		Philadelphia N Yd	5.1935	3.1.1936	6.1936	sunk as target 29.11.1984
WPG33, 3.1944- WAGC6, 7.1945- WPG33, 5.1966- WHEC33	William J. Duane, 7.1937-  Duane		Philadelphia N Yd	5.1935	3.6.1936	8.1936	scuttled 27.11.1987
WPG34	Alexander Hamilton, 7.1937- Hamilton		New York N Yd, Brooklyn	9.1935	6.1.1937	3.1937	sunk 30.1.1942
WPG35, 10.1944- WAGC35, 7.1946- WPG35, 5.1966- WHEC35	Samuel D. Ingham, 7.1937- Ingham		Philadelphia N Yd	5.1935	3.6.1936	9.1936	museum 5.1988
WPG36, 9.1944- WAGC36, 7.1946- WPG36, 5.1966- WHEC36	John C. Spencer, 7.1937- Spencer		New York N Yd, Brooklyn	9.1935	6.1.1937	3.1937	training hulk 1.1974
WPG37, 1.1945- WAGC37, 11.1945- WPG37, 5.1966- WHEC37	Roger B. Taney, 7.1937- Taney		Philadelphia N Yd	5.1935	3.6.1936	10.1936	museum 12.1986

Technical data

Displacement standard, t	2216
Displacement full, t	2660
Length, m	93.9 wl 99.7 oa
Breadth, m	12.5
Draught, m	3.81 trials
No of shafts	2
Machinery	2 sets Westinghouse geared steam turbines, 2 Babcock & Wilcox boilers
Power, h. p.	5250
Max speed, kts	19
Fuel, t	oil 561
Endurance, nm(kts)	9500 (11)
Armament	2 x 1 - 127/51 Mk 7.8.14/15, 2 x 1 - 57/50 Mk 8, 1 x 1 - 37/50 Mk 4, 1 seaplane (JF, J2F)
Complement	123

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Project history

After commission of "Lake" class cutters development of big cutters suspended in some years, called by a financing direction to building of big class of moderate size cutters (so-called 165-ft class). Only in 1934 requirements have been prepared for the following series of big cutters according to which the speed raised to 20kts. Also seaplane was provided.

The original project represented all the same "Lake" which hull extended to 316ft. It has not received the further development, that during the same time Navy has prepared much more successful project of gunboat Erie, created on very close technical requirements. After including of necessary changes dictated by specificity of Coast Guard service, the "naval" project was transformed to "Treasury": most successful Coast Guard cutter of the Second World War period.

The project origin was predetermined by significant differences of new ships from remaining cutters. The hull was fulfilled not on cross-section, and on a longitudinal framing system. Traditional single-shaft turbo-electrical machinery was replaced by twin-shaft geared steam turbines. Thus hull was strengthened for icebreaking.

Originally it was planed to built ten ships of this class, but last three were re-ordered on cheaper Owasco design for financial reasons.

Modernizations

1941, Bibb, Hamilton: - 2 x 1 - 127/51, 2 x 1 - 57/50, 1 x 1 - 37/50, seaplane; + 3 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 20, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, 1 DCT, 2 DCR

1941, Campbell, Duane, Ingham, Spencer: - 2 x 1 - 57/50, 1 x 1 - 37/50, seaplane; + 1 x 1 - 127/51 Mk 7.8.14/15, 3 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 20, 4 x 1 - 12.7/90, 1 DCT, 2 DCR

1941, Taney: - 2 x 1 - 57/50, 1 x 1 - 37/50, seaplane; + 4 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 20, 1 DCT, 2 DCR

1943, Bibb: - 2 x 1 - 12.7/90; + 1 x 1 - 127/51 Mk 7.8.14/15, 1 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 20, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 10 AWSRL, 1 DCT

1943, Campbell: - 1 x 1 - 127/51, 4 x 1 - 12.7/90; + 1 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 20, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 10 ASWRL, 1 DCT, type 271, SC, SG, SC-3, SGa radars

1943, Duane, Ingham, Spencer: - 1 x 1 - 127/51, 4 x 1 - 12.7/90; + 1 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 20, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 10 ASWRL, 5 DCT

1943, Taney: - 2 x 1 - 127/51, 4 x 1 - 76/50; + 4 x 1 - 127/38 Mk 12, 6 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog DCT, 5 DCT, SK, SG-1, Mk 26 radars, QC sonar

1944, Duane, Ingham, Spencer: - 2 x 1 - 127/51, 4 x 1 - 76/50, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 10 ASWRL, 6 DCT, 2 DCR; + 2 x 1 - 127/38 Mk 12, 3 x 2 - 40/56 Mk 1.2, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4, SC-3.2.4, SGa, Mk 26 radars, QC sonar

1945, Bibb: - 1 x 1 - 127/51, 4 x 1 - 76/50, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 10 ASWRL, 2 DCT, 2 DCR; + 2 x 1 - 127/38 Mk 12, 3 x 2 - 40/56 Mk 1.2, 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4, SK, SG-1, Mk 26 radars, QC sonar

1945, Campbell: - 2 x 1 - 127/51, 4 x 1 - 76/50, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 10 ASWRL, 2 DCT, 2 DCR; + 2 x 1 - 127/38 Mk 12, 3 x 2 - 40/56 Mk 1.2, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4, Mk 26 radar, QC sonar

1945, Taney: - 2 x 1 - 127/38, 2 x 1 - 20/70, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 10 ASWRL, 6 DCT, 2 DCR; + 6 x 2 - 40/56 Mk 1.2

1/1946, WPG31: 2 x 1 - 127/38 Mk 30, 3 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, SK, SG-1, Mk 26 radars, QC sonar

1/1946, WAGC32: 2 x 1 - 127/38 Mk 30, 3 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 6 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, type 271, SC, SG, SC-3, SGa, Mk 26 radars, QC sonar

1/1946, WPG33: 2 x 1 - 127/38 Mk 30, 3 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, SC-3, SGa, Mk 26 radars, QC sonar

1/1946, WAGC35: 2 x 1 - 127/38 Mk 30, 3 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, SC-2, SGa, Mk 26 radars, QC sonar

1/1946, WAGC36: 2 x 1 - 127/38 Mk 30, 3 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, SC-4, SGa, Mk 26 radars, QC sonar

1/1946, WPG37: 2 x 1 - 127/38 Mk 30, 6 x 2 - 40/60 Mk 1, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, SK, SG-1, Mk 26 radars, QC sonar

1946, Bibb, Spencer: - 1 x 1 - 127/38, 2 x 2 - 40/60, 2 x 1 - 20/70; + 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 11 ASWRL

1946, Campbell: - 1 x 1 - 127/38, 2 x 2 - 40/60; + 2 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 11 ASWRL

1946, Duane, Ingham: - 1 x 1 - 127/38, 2 x 2 - 40/60; + 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 1 x 24 - 178 Hedgehog Mk 11 ASWRL

1946, Taney: - 1 x 1 - 127/38, 5 x 2 - 40/60, 2 x 1 - 20/70; + 1 x 24 Hedgehog Mk 11 ASWRL, 2 DCR

1966, Bibb, Spencer, Taney: - 1 x 2 - 40/60, 2 x 1 - 20/70, (SK, SG-1) or (SC-4, SGa) radars, QC sonar; + 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, 2 x 2 - 324 TT, SPS-29D, SPA-52 radars, SQS-11 sonar

1966, Campbell: - 1 x 2 - 40/60, 8 x 1 - 20/70, type 271, SC, SG, SC-3, SGa radars, QC sonar; + 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, 2 x 2 - 324 TT, SPS-29D, SPA-52 radars, SQS-11 sonar

1966, Duane, Ingham: - 1 x 2 - 40/60, 8 x 1 - 20/70, SC-3/2, SGa radars, QC sonar; + 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, 2 x 2 - 324 TT, SPS-29D, SPA-52 radars, SQS-11 sonar

Naval service

Alexander Hamilton 29.1.1942 was torpedoed by German submarine U132 and sunk next day by own escort ships in 17nm off Reykjavik (Iceland).