USCGC Sebago (WHEC-42)
USCGC Sebago (WHEC-42) as seen on 28 November 1947. At this time she was still fitted with her heavy World War II-era armament of twin 5"/38-caliber gun turrets, which are clearly visible | |
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Builder | Western Pipe & Steel |
| Laid down | 7 June 1943 |
| Launched | 28 May 1944 |
| Christened | Wachusett |
| Commissioned | 20 September 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 29 February 1972 |
| Reclassified | WPG-42 to WHEC-42 |
| Fate | Scrapped, 1974 |
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| General characteristics | |
| Type | Owasco-class cutter |
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| Length | |
| Beam | 43 ft 1 in (13.1 m) |
| Draft | 17 ft 3 in (5.3 m) (1966) |
| Installed power | 4,000 shp (3,000 kW) (1945) |
| Propulsion | 1 × Westinghouse electric motor driven by a turbine, (1945) |
| Speed | 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph). |
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| Complement | 10 officers, 3 warrants, 130 enlisted (1966) |
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| Notes | Fuel capacity: 141,755 gal (Oil, 95%). |
USCG Sebago (WHEC-42) was an Owasco class high endurance cutter which served with the US Coast Guard from 1945 to 1972. Originally intended for World War II service, she was not commissioned until a month after the end of hostilities and consequently did not see combat until her deployment in the Vietnam War more than 20 years later.
Sebago was built by Western Pipe & Steel at the company's San Pedro shipyard. Named after Sebago Lake, Maine, she was commissioned as a patrol gunboat with ID number WPG-42 on 20 September 1945. Her ID was later changed to WHEC-42 (HEC for "High Endurance Cutter" - the "W" signifies a Coast Guard vessel).