USCGC Harriet Lane (WSC-141)

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History
United States
NameUSCGC Harriet Lane (WSC 141)
NamesakeHarriet Lane
Commissioned1927
Decommissioned29 April 1946
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeActive-class patrol boat
Displacement220 t (220 t)
Length125 ft (38 m)
Beam23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)
Draft9 ft (2.7 m)
PropulsionDiesel engines; twin screws
Speed13 kn (15 mph)
Complement5 officers 41 enlisted
Armament

The USCGC Harriet Lane (WSC-141) was a 125-foot patrol boat, commonly known as a "buck-and-a-quarter", 1926–1946.

She was the second ship named for Harriet Lane. She was based in Boston, Provincetown and Gloucester, MA. In 1941, the cutter served in World War Two, and after for the Fifth Coast Guard District, home ported in Norfolk, VA. She was decommissioned in 1946, and became the merchant vessel HUMBLE AC-4 in 1949.

References

  1. ^ "Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945". Coast Guard Cutters & Craft. HyperWar. Retrieved April 22, 2015.