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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | USCGCThetis (WPC-115) |
| Namesake | Thetis, a goddess in Greek mythology[2] |
| Owner | United States Coast Guard |
| Builder | Bath Iron Works, Bath, Maine[1] |
| Cost | 258,000 US$[3] |
| Laid down | 9 May 1931 |
| Launched | 9 November 1931[1] |
| Commissioned | 1 December 1931[1] |
| Decommissioned | 1 July 1947[1] |
| Fate | sold to Southeastern Terminal and Steamship Co. on 1 July 1948[2] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Thetis class, 165 foot "B" cutter |
| Displacement | list error: <br /> list (help) 1933: 337 tons FL 1945: 350 tons FL |
| Length | 165 ft (50 m) |
| Beam | 25 ft 3 in (7.70 m) |
| Draft | list error: <br /> list (help) 1933: 7 ft 8 in (2.34 m) 1945: 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 x Winton model 158 6 cylinder diesels, 1340 bhp |
| Speed | list error: <br /> list (help) max: 16.0 knots max sustained: 14 knots for 1750 statute miles cruising: 11 knots for 3000 statute miles economic: 6 knots for 6417 statute miles |
| Complement | list error: <br /> list (help) 1933: 5 officers, 39 men 1945: 7 officers, 68 men[3] |
| Sensors and processing systems | 1945: radar - SF, sonar - QCO[3] |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) 1933: 1 x 3"/23 cal. gun, 1 x 1 pounder 1941: 1 x 3"/23 cal. gun, 1 x Y-gun, 2 x depth charge racks[3] 1945:2 x 3'/50 cal. guns (single mount), 2 x 20mm/80 cal. (single mount), 2 x depth charge racks, 2 x Y-guns, 2 x mousetrap launchers[3] |
USCGC Thetis (WPC-115) was a twin-screw, diesel-powered, steel-hulled patrol boat contructed by Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine for the US Coast Guard. She was originally built for use in prohibition law enforcement but after the repeal of the 18th Amendment in 1933 she was used for general law enforcement duties and search and rescue work along the Eastern seaboard. Transferred to the US Navy during World War II, she was used as a submarine "hunter killer" and was credited with the sinking of the German submarine U-157 in 1942. Thetis was returned to the Coast Guard after World War II and decommissioned in 1947.
History edit
After commissioning and a shakedown cruise that included Washington, DC, Thetis was assigned to the Special Patrol Force of the New York Division and was homeported at Stapleton, New York where her duties were to enforce prohibition regulations by shadowing rum runner supply ships.[2][4] The supply ships would stand just outside the territorial watersof the United States and offload cargoes of liquor to small fast boats that would then carry the cargo to the shore. By knowing the location of the supply ship at all times it was easier for the Coast Guard to intercept the illegal shipments in transit to shore.[1][5]
Notes edit
- Citations
- ^ a b c d e Canney, p 108
- ^ a b c Thetis, 1931, "Cutters, Craft & U.S. Coast Guard-Manned Army & Navy Vessels", U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office
- ^ a b c d e Scheina (1982), pp 37–40
- ^ "Record of Movements, Vessels of the United States Coast Guard, 1790–December 31, 1933", U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation
- ^ Scheina (1990), p 56
- References used
- "Record of Movements, Vessels of the United States Coast Guard, 1790–December 31, 1933" (pdf). U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation.
- "Thetis, 1931". Cutters, Craft & U.S. Coast Guard-Manned Army & Navy Vessels. US Coast Guard Historian's Office. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- Canney, Donald L. (1995). U.S. Coast Guard and Revenue Cutters, 1790–1935. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis. ISBN 978-1-55750-101-1.
- Scheina, Robert L. (1982). U.S. Coast Guard Cutters & Craft of World War II. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland. ISBN 978-0-87021-717-3.
- Scheina, Robert L. (1990). U.S. Coast Guard Cutters & Craft, 1946–1990. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis. ISBN 978-0-87021-719-7.