Thetis-class patrol boat

USCGC Argo (WPC-100) underway during World War II, circa 1944.
Class overview
NameThetis class
Operators United States Coast Guard
Built1931–1934
In commission1931–1967
Completed18
General characteristics
Class and typeThetis-class patrol boat[1]
Displacement
  • 337 long tons (342 t) (1933)
  • 350 long tons (360 t) (1945)
Length165 ft (50 m)
Beam25 ft 3 in (7.70 m)
Draft
  • 7 ft 8 in (2.34 m) (1933)
  • 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) (1945)
Installed power1,340 bhp
Propulsion2 × Winton Model 158 6-cylinder diesels 1,340 brake horsepower (1,000 kW)
Speed
  • 11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph) cruising
  • 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) maximum
Range
  • 1,750 statute miles (14 knots)
  • 3,000 statute miles (11 knots)
  • 6,417 statute miles (6 knots)
Complement
  • 44 (1933)
  • 75 (1945)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • None (1933
  • SF Radar (1945)
  • QCO Sonar (1945)
Armament

The Thetis-class patrol boat was a class of 18 steel-hulled cutters of the United States Coast Guard built from 1931 to 1934.[2][3]

Ships

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References

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  1. ^ "USCGC Atalanta". naval-history.net. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  2. ^ Dropkin, Les (January 2002). "The Thetis Class Coast Guard Patrol Boats" (PDF). Potomac Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 11, 2019.
  3. ^ Clancey, Patrick. "Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945 Coast Guard Cutters & Craft". HyperWar Foundation via Ibiblio. Retrieved March 20, 2020.