USCGC Storis (WMEC-38)

The USCGC Storis (WMEC-38), after decommissioning.
History
United States
NameUSCGC Storis
Ordered26 January 1941
BuilderToledo Shipbuilding Company, Toledo, Ohio
Cost$2,072,889 USD (hull & machinery)
Laid down14 July 1941
Launched4 April 1942
Commissioned30 September 1942
Decommissioned12 February 2007
IdentificationCallsign: NRUC
MottoALASXAM ILAQAAN MAYAAQISNIIKACHXIIZAX (Great Hunter of Alaskan Waters)
Nickname(s)
  • "The Galloping Ghost of the Alaskan Coast"
  • "Queen of the Fleet" (before decommissioning)
FateScrapped
General characteristics
Displacement2,030 long tons (2,060 t)
Length230 ft (70 m)
Beam43 ft 2 in (13.16 m)
Draft15 ft (4.6 m)
PropulsionDiesel-electric
Speed14 kn (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Range22,000 mi (35,000 km)
Complement12 officers; 72 enlisted (2006)
Sensors &
processing systems
SPS-64 I-band navigation search radar
Armament
USCGC STORIS (cutter)
NRHP reference No.12001110
Added to NRHP31 December 2012

USCGC Storis (WAGL-38/WAG-38/WAGB-38/WMEC-38) was a light icebreaker and medium endurance cutter which served in the United States Coast Guard for 64 years and 5 months, making her the oldest vessel in commission with the Coast Guard fleet at the time of her decommissioning.