Active-class patrol boat

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This article is about the United States patrol boat class. For other ship classes, see Active class.

USCGC General Greene WSC-140.jpg
Active-class patrol boat General Greene, 1962
Class overview
NameActive class
BuildersAmerican Brown Boveri Electric Corporation, Camden, New Jersey
Operators
Built1926–1927
In commission1927–1978
Completed35
Lost3
Retired32
Scrapped2 confirmed
Preserved2
General characteristics
TypePatrol boat
Displacement232 long tons (236 t)
Length125 ft (38 m)
Beam23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)
Draft7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
PropulsionAt launch: 2 × 6-cylinder, 300 hp (224 kW) Winton Model 114-6 diesel engines

1938: 2 x Cooper-Bessemer EN-9 600 bhp diesel engines

2 Propellers
Speed
  • 1945
  • Maximum: 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph)
  • Cruise: 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph)
Range
  • 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi)
  • At max. speed: 2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi)
Boats & landing
craft carried		As built: 2 20' Pulling Boats 1976: 1 14' Utility Boat
Complement1938: 22

1944: 38

1960: 3 officers, 17 men
Armament
Notes1 600-watt 12" spotlight

The Active-class patrol boat was one of the most useful and long-lasting classes of United States Coast Guard cutters. Of the 35 built in the 1920s, 16 were still in service during the 1960s. The last to be decommissioned from active service was the Morris in 1970; the last in actual service was the Cuyahoga, which sank after an accidental collision in 1978.[1]

Design[]

The Active class was designed for trailing the "mother ships" along the outer line of patrol during Prohibition. They were constructed at a cost of $63,173 USD each ($979,038.74 in 2021 rates). They gained a reputation for durability that was only enhanced by their re-engined in the late 1930s; their original 6-cylinder Winton 114-6[2] diesels were replaced by significantly more powerful 8-cylinder units that used the original engine beds and gave the vessels an additional 3 knots.[1] They were meant to be able to stay at sea for long periods of time in any kinds of weather, and were able to expand berthing space via hammocks if the need arises, such as if a large number of survivors were on board.[3]

Each ship was 125 feet [28.1 m] long, 23 feet 6 inches [7.1 m] wide, and had a draft of 7 feet 6 inches [2.1 m].[4]

Equipment[]

At launch, each cutter was fitted with a Winton Model 109 air compressor and Model 99 oil pump. A Carbon Dioxide fire suppression system was built by the Kidde Company, which in addition to water hoses powered by a seven and a half horsepower electric motors composed the ships' fire suppression. A 8,00-watt, 32 volt generator by the of Lansing, Michigan was driven by a 12 horsepower diesel engine which provided ship wide power.[2]

Originally designated WPC, for patrol craft, they were re-designated WSC, for sub chaser, in February 1942, during World War II. The "W" appended to the SC (Sub Chaser) designation identified vessels as belonging to the U.S. Coast Guard. Those remaining in service in May 1966 were re-designated as medium endurance cutters, WMEC.[5]

The ships were uniformly nicknamed "Buck & a Quarters" in reference to their length, 100 feet (a buck, or $1.00) plus an additional 25 (A quarter, or 25 cents).[3]

Notable events[]

All served in World War II, but two, the Jackson and Bedloe, were lost in a storm in 1944. USCGC McLane is credited with the sinking of the inactive IJN submarine Ro-32.[6] Ten [Note 1] were refitted as buoy tenders between 1941 and 1942[7] and reverted to patrol work afterward.[1]

1944 sinking of Jackson and Bedloe

On 14 September 1944, USCGC Jackson (WSC-142) was instructed to rendezvous with the cutter USCGC Bedloe (WSC-128) and the tug USS Escape (ARS-6) to assist in the towing of the Liberty ship SS George Ade which had been torpedoed by the German submarine U-518 and driven ashore in a storm. After arriving in the area near the Outer Banks, weather conditions quickly deteriorated to hurricane conditions throughout the morning. Known as the Great Hurricane of 1944, the storm reportedly brought waves up to 100–125 feet (30–38 m) and 50-mile-per-hour winds. The ships were repeatedly thrown from the top of swells into the wave trough, causing heavy listing and impacted maneuverability and communications. At 10:30 AM Jackson capsized followed by Bedloe at 1:30. 37 crew members from Jackson and all 38 from Bedloe successfully made it off their ships, yet only 30 from Bedloe gained a hold on life rafts. High winds, waves, and sea pests hampered survival efforts as lifeboats were flipped and survivors scattered. The crews of both cutters believed they would be saved by the other, not knowing both ships have sunk. The lifeboats of Bedloe were spotted 51 hours after sinking and the Jackson's was seen 58 hours later. The rafts were spotted by a Coast Guard aircraft operating from Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Rescue aircraft began landing along the crew members as United States Navy blimps dropped emergency food and coordinated a rescue. A third 38-foot cutter from Oregon Inlet Lifeboat Station picked up survivors to be transferred to a navy minesweeper before being hospitalized at Norfolk, Virginia. 26 crew members from Bedloe and an additional 21 from Jackson died during the ordeal.[8][9] The original mission, to tow George Ade into port, succeeded in the sense that the ship suffered minimal damage and no casualties.[10]

1978 Sinking of Cuyahoga

On 20 October 1978 USCGC Cuyahoga (WIX-157) was underway in the Chesapeake Bay to train officer cadets with intentions to turn into port for the night. The cutter was the oldest in-service ship in the Coast Guards arsenal and had fallen into a state of disrepair from lack of maintenance.[11] Natural low light levels made navigation harder with ships relying on signal lights for identification. The Cuyahoga was planning to turn into port when the lights of Argentine bulk cargo vessel was spotted. The captain of the cutter considered the lights displayed to be that of a small fishing boat and failed to alter plans.[12] This belief was further aided by the radar showing a small contact at range.[11] The captain of Santa Cruz II believed the cutter would continue on course, allowing them to pass parallel of each other without incident. Cuyahoga believed the assumed smaller sailboat would see the large cutter turn and change course accordingly and committed to the plan. The Santa Cruz II sounded a whistle to notify that it would by the cutters duty to maneuver out of a collision, yet received no response. It was only when an accident was inevitable that both captains realized the situation in whole and attempted to respond. The Santa Cruz sounded horns and signals, ordering all engines reverse and hard port while the cutter attempted to reverse. The two ships were to close to allow for any meaningful action. The bow of Santa Cruz II penetrated the cutter starboard corner of the wheelhouse, cutting a three foot hole in the hull as it moved aft at 2107 local time. A one foot high by two foot wide hole opened four feet below the waterline which doomed the ship.[12] The shock caused the Cuyahoga to tip 50 degrees to one side, throwing men and equipment overboard. Survivors were able to gain a hold on the 14 foot [4.2 m] utility boat which had broken off and risen to the surface.[11] The ship sank in 2 minutes, killing 11 of 29 crew members. The surviving 18 sailors were rescued by the Santa Cruz II. An official investigation by the US Coast Guard credits the accident to Cuyahoga's captain, with failure to correctly identify signal lights and ensuing decision to turn into a path for collision as the reason.[12]

2021 Sinking of Alert

It has been reported that the former USCGC Alert (WMEC-127) sunk on 1 November 2021[13] west of the I5 Bridge in Portland, Oregon in the Colombia River after being moorned off Hayden Island. The ship fell into disrepair after a homeless encampment moved onboard, hampering hopes for preservation.[14] The homeless groups and dock were removed December 2020, although officials had no long term plan for the ship as potential costs were to high.[15][16] The vessel was heavily damaged by graffiti and stripped parts. Although not fully sunk, a light on top of the pilothouse can be seen in images[17] as the ship rests in mud. No cause of sinking has been announced.

Ships preserved[]

Ship naming[]

Each Active class boat adopted the names of either officers or former cutters of the US Revenue Cutter Service, a predecessor of the Coast Guard.[2] Several names were new for the time, while a name such as the Alert has been on the sides of six cutters by 1927. [21] Most of the former cutters the boats were named after carried the name of a United States Secretary of the Treasury.[22]

Ships in class[]

Ship name Hull symbol[5] Yard number[23] Slipway launched[23] Laid down[23] Launched[23] Delivered[23] Commissioned[24] Decommissioned[24] Fate[24][23] Notes
Active WPC-125 #320 L 24 July 1926 30 November 1926 12 January 1927 30 November 1926 2 April 1962 Sold, 6 September 1963 Used as buoy tender between 1941 and 1942.[25]
WSC-125
Agassiz WSC-126 #321 24 July 1926 30 November 1926 19 January 1927 20 January 1927 13 October 1969 Sold, 16 October 1969 Damaged in collision with MV Prince George off Cape Ann, 7 July 1928.[7]
WMEC-126
Alert WSC-127 #322 24 July 1926 30 November 1926 25 January 1927 27 January 1927 10 January 1969 Sold, 6 October 1969

Museum ship before being abandoned and sinking on November 1, 2021, in Portland, Oregon

WMEC-127
Antietam

Later renamed Bedloe

WPC-128 #323 24 July 1926 30 November 1926 22 January 1927 January 1927 n/a Foundered in storm, 14 September 1944
WSC-128
WPC-129 #324 24 July 1926 30 November 1926 27 January 1927 29 January 1927 20 April 1959 Sold, 30 December 1959 to Northland Marine Lines as Polar Star[23] Sold to Mark Benert Marine Services as Mindy B in 2005[23]
WSC-129
WPC-130 #325 J 28 August 1926 27 January 1927 8 February 1927 21 February 1927 7 May 1963 Sold, 16 May 1964 as State Bell #296169[26] before becoming Rebel in 1972 and Activa in 1979[23]
WSC-130
Cahoone WPC-131 28 August 1926[27] 27 January 1927[27] 21 February 1927 11 March 1968 Sold, 12 December 1968
WSC-131
WMEC-131
WSC-132 #327 28 August 1926 27 January 1927 2 March 1927 3 March 1927 12 October 1968 Sold, 9 April 1969 to private owner for $26,000[28] Lifted for scrapping in 2004.[28] Released 300 gallons of fuel oil in 2003 while berthed at New York City[28]
WPC-132
WMEC-132

Later renamed Colfax

WPC-133 #340 O 4 December 1926 22 March 1927 4 April 1927 7 April 1927 9 November 1954 Sold, 5 January 1956 as Colfax 271836 Used as buoy tender between 1941 and 1942.[25]
WSC-133
Crawford WPC-134 #328 J 28 August 1926 27 January 1926 17 February 1927 21 February 1927 15 August 1947 Donated to Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 28 November 1955

Later sold to the University of Puerto Rico, 1970

Seized by for drug smuggling, 1986

Fate unknown

Used as buoy tender between 1941 and 1942.[25]
WSC-134
WPC-135 #330 28 August 1926 27 January 1927 18 February 1927 22 February 1927 30 September 1961 Sold, 30 January 1963 Used as buoy tender between 1941 and 1942.[25]
WSC-135
WPC-136 #331 M 28 August 1926 27 January 1927 4 March 1927 5 March 1927 13 January 1948 Sold, 16 June 1948
WSC-136
WPC-137 #332 L 1 December 1926 15 March 1927 23 March 1927 26 March 1927 23 June 1967 Sold, 23 January 1969 as Pacific Raider to Decorative Surfacing Centers Inc.
Extant as Pacific Hunter as of 2019; renamed 1994[29]

For sale at $124,000; moored at Ballard, California as of 2021

Lacked the single 3 inch gun at launch[30] Used as buoy tender between 1941 and 1942.[25]
WSC-137
WMEC-137
WPC-138 #333 J 1 December 1926 15 March 1927 29 March 1927 1 April 1927 13 January 1948 Sold, 16 June 1948 to Humble Oil Refinery as Humble AC-2 #257810, then Myra White in 1961 and Vitow II in 1964
WSC-138
WPC-139 #334 L 1 December 1926 15 March 1927 2 April 1927 4 April 1927 15 December 1964 Sold, 19 May 1966 as Virgil E #505701
WSC-139
WMEC-139
General Greene WPC-140 #335 2 December 1926 14 February 1927 15 March 1927 7 April 1927 15 November 1968 Sold to Guatemala, 1976

Seized by the US Coast Guard for drug smuggling, 1979

Fate unknown

WSC-140
WMEC-140
Harriet Lane WPC-141 #319 24 July 1926 30 November 1926 31 December 1926 1 January 1927 29 April 1946 Sold into merchant service and renamed MV Humble AC-4 #270632, 16 June 1948 to Humble Oil & Refining

Fate unknown

Used as buoy tender between 1941 and 1942.[25]
WSC-141
Jackson WPC-142 #336 2 December 1926 4 February 1927 9 March 1927 14 March 1927 n/a Foundered in storm, 14 September 1944
WSC-142
WPC-143 #349 1 February 1927 25 April 1927 4 May 1927 7 May 1927 31 December 1968 Sold, 24 February 1970 Served as a training ship for the Merchant Marine Academy in 1939[7]
WSC-143
Legare WPC-144 #337 2 December 1926 14 February 1927 14 March 1927 17 March 1927 5 March 1968 Sold, 29 November 1968

Fate unknown

Used as buoy tender between 1941 and 1942.[25]
WSC-144
WMEC-144
Marion WPC-145 #338 O 4 December 1926 15 March 1927 4 April 1927 6 April 1927 15 February 1962 Sold into merchant service and renamed MV Top Cat, 8 March 1963

Fate unknown

WSC-145
McLane WPC-146 #339 4 December 1926 22 March 1927 6 April 1927 8 March 1927 31 December 1968 Used as buoy tender between 1941 and 1942.[25]

Sold, 14 November 1969 Museum ship in Muskegon, Michigan

WSC-146
WMEC-146
Morris WPC-147 #341 4 December 1926 4 April 1927 9 April 1927 19 April 1927 7 August 1971 Sold, August 1970

Operated by the West Sacramento Sea Scouts from 1971[31] before being sold

Museum ship in Galveston, Texas

Lacked the single 3-inch gun at construction[30]
WSC-147
WMEC-147
WPC-148 #342 4 December 1926 4 April 1927 13 April 1927 19 April 1927 21 July 1947 Sold, 14 June 1948[32]
WSC-148
WPC-149 #343 4 December 1926 4 April 1927 13 April 1927 30 April 1927 4 December 1946 Sold, 14 July 1948
WSC-149
Reliance WPC-150 #344 J 1 February 1927 18 April 1927 22 April 1927 26 April 1927 11 March 1968 Sold for scrap, 16 June 1948
WSC-150
WPC-151 #345 1 February 1927 18 April 1927 26 April 1927 27 April 1927 21 August 1947 Sunk in collision with M/V J. A. Moffett Jr. in Ambrose Channel, 29 December 1927, later refloated[7]

Sold, 16 January 1948. Renamed Humble AC-1 with the Humble Oil & Refining Co. in 1949. Renamed Vitow I with Virgin Islands Towing Co in 1964.[33]

WSC-151
WPC-152 #346 1 February 1927 18 April 1927 29 April 1927 3 May 1927 12 November 1947 Sold, 14 June 1948 as Polar Merchant #257391

Completely stripped, 2018 serving as a floating hull at Tacoma, Washington.[34]

WSC-152
Travis WPC-153 #347 1 February 1927 18 April 1927 26 April 1927 29 April 1927 5 June 1962 Sold, 15 November 1962 as State Chief #294664 Collided with M/V East Breeze off Halifax, Nova Scotia, 30 November 1944.[7]
WSC-153
Vigilant WPC-154 #348 1 February 1927 25 April 1927 29 April 1927 3 May 1927 9 November 1954 Sold, 3 January 1956 as Vigilant #271208 Used as buoy tender between 1941 and 1942.[25]
WSC-154
WPC-155 #350 L 16 February 1927 2 May 1927 5 May 1927 11 May 1927 9 November 1954 Sold, 3 January 1956

Renamed Humble AC-3 with Humble Oil Company as a tug. Renamed Challenge with Caribbean Towing Inc. where she serves to this day.[35]

Used as buoy tender between 1941 and 1942.[25]
WSC-155
WPC-156 #351 16 February 1927 2 May 1927 7 May 1927 10 May 1927 18 May 1969 Sold, 16 July 1970
WSC-156
WMEC-156
Cuyahoga WSC-157 #329 J 28 August 1926 27 January 1926 17 February 1927 3 March 1927 3 November 1978

JSTOR

Sunk in collision, 20 October 1978 Refloated, 29 October 1978

Scuttled, 29 March 1979

Transferred to United States Navy 29 May 1933, returned 17 May 1941 as AG-2.
AG-2
WIX-157

Gallery[]

  • in World War II camouflage

  • USCGC Cuyahoga (WIX-157)

  • USCGC Agassiz in 1957 at Cape May, New Jersey.

  • Cutter USCGC Antidam, later Bedloe (WSC-128). Date and location unknown

  • The US Office of Naval Intelligence recognition image for the Active-class cutter during 1943.

  • USCGC Jackson on 31 March 1927 on the Delaware River

  • USCGC Active (WPC-125) participating in line-carrying experiments by aviation unit from Base 7, Gloucester, Massachusetts

  • Model of a Active class cutter in its post World War II configuration

Footnotes[]

[Note 1] The ten Actives used as buoy tenders were Active (WPC-125), , Crawford (WPC-134), , Harriet Lane (WPC-141), Legare (WPC-144), McLane (WPC-146), Vigilant (WPC-154), , and .

References[]

Notes[]

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  2. ^ a b c Galecki, Bryan (2005). Rum Runners, U-boats, & Hurricanes: The Complete History of the Coast Guard Cutters Bedloe and Jackson. Pine Belt Publishing.
  3. ^ a b Jim Flynn (2012). "U. S. Coast Guard Patrol Craft - Major Classes" (PDF). 1: 11. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ "Active, 1927 (WSC 125)". United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  5. ^ a b "WPC125 Active Cutters (1927)". Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  6. ^ "USCG Transports & Escorts: USS McLane (WSC-146)". www.ibiblio.org. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  7. ^ a b c d e Silvers, Paul. The Navy of World War II 1922-1947. Routledge.
  8. ^ "Bedloe, 1927 (WSC 128)". United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  9. ^ "USCGC Jackson | Monitor National Marine Sanctuary". monitor.noaa.gov. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  10. ^ The Coast Guard at War Lost Cutters VIII. Public Information Division, US Coast Guard Headquarters. 1947. p. 15.
  11. ^ a b c Shomette, Donald (1982). Shipwrecks on the Chesapeake : maritime disasters on Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, 1608-1978. Internet Archive. Centreville, Md. : Tidewater Publishers. ISBN 978-0-87033-283-8.
  12. ^ a b c Coast Guard, Department of Transportation (13 November 1979). "Defense Technical Information Center" (PDF).
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  14. ^ English, Joseph (17 December 2020). "Crews clear 'Pirates of the Columbia' encampment". KATU. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  15. ^ Staff, Newsroom (3 November 2021). "Abandoned former Coast Guard vessel sinks in Columbia River, costing taxpayers". KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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  18. ^ https://kobi5.com/news/abandoned-former-coast-guard-vessel-sinks-in-columbia-river-costing-taxpayers-172363/
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  22. ^ Canney, Donald (1995). U.S. Coast Guard and Revenue Cutters, 1790-1935. Naval Institute Press. pp. xvii.
  23. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Comments and Corrections: Ask Infoser". Warship International. 55 (1): 23–25. 2018. ISSN 0043-0374. JSTOR 44894866.
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  25. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Silvers, Paul (2012). The Navy of World War II 1922-1947. Routledge. p. 358.
  26. ^ Guard, United States Coast (1970). Merchant Vessels of the United States...: (including Yachts). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 1168.
  27. ^ a b "USCGC Cahoone (WPC 131) of the United States Coast Guard - American Patrol vessel of the Active class - Allied Warships of WWII - uboat.net". uboat.net. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  28. ^ a b c SCHEDEL, CHARLES W. (2003). "ASK INFOSER". Warship International. 40 (4): 283–302. ISSN 0043-0374. JSTOR 44893060.
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  31. ^ "Tour the Sea Scout ship | The News-Ledger". www.westsac.com. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  32. ^ "Nemaha, 1927 (WSC-148)". United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  33. ^ "RUSH (WSC-151) - Historical Collections of the Great Lakes". greatlakes.bgsu.edu. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
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Bibliography[]

Books[]

  • Canney, Donald L. U.S. Coast Guard and Revenue cutters, 1790-1935. Annapolis, Md: Naval Institute Press, 1995. Print. Galecki, Bryan. Rum runners, U-boats, and hurricanes : the complete history of the Coast Guard cutters Bedloe and Jackson. Wilmington, N.C: Pine Belt Pub, 2005. Print. Gardiner, Robert, Przemysław Budzbon, and Robert Chesneau. Conway's All the world's fighting ships, 1922-1946. Annapolis, Md: Naval Institute Press, 1984. Print. Shomette, Donald G. Shipwrecks on the Chesapeake : maritime disasters on Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, 1608-1978. Centreville, Md: Tidewater Publishers, 1982. Print.

Journals[]

  • Flynn, Jim; Lortz, Ed & Lukas, Holger (March 2018). "Answer 39/48". Warship International. LV (January 2018): 23–25. ISSN 0043-0374.
  • Johnson, Harold (2005). "Question 57/02: ex-USCGC Cartigan". Warship International. XLII (4): 434. ISSN 0043-0374.
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Websites[]

  • "Active, 1927 (WSC 125)". United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  • "WPC125 Active Cutters (1927)". Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  • "USCG Transports & Escorts: USS McLane (WSC-146)". www.ibiblio.org. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  • "USCGC Jackson | Monitor National Marine Sanctuary". monitor.noaa.gov. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  • "USCGC McLane (WSC-146)". museumships.us. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  • "U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Morris". libertymaritime.com. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
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  • "PACIFIC HUNTER". ShipSpotting. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
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  • USCGC Cahoone (1927) at US Coast Guard Historian, which cites:
    • Cutter History File. USCG Historian's Office, USCG HQ, Washington, D.C.
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    • Robert Scheina. U.S. Coast Guard Cutters & Craft, 1946–1990. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1990.
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Documents

The Coast Guard at War Lost Cutters VIII. Public Information Division, US Coast Guard Headquarters. 1947. p. 15.

News

"Oregon has no timeline for removing abandoned military vessels on Columbia River". kgw.com. 27 July 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

Newsroom Staff (3 November 2021). "Abandoned former Coast Guard vessel sinks in Columbia River, costing taxpayers". KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

Wong, Lui Kit (16 March 2018). "USCGC Tiger served at Pearl Harbor, used as floating hull at Tyee Marina". The News Tribune. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

English, Joseph (17 December 2020). "Crews clear 'Pirates of the Columbia' encampment". KATU. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

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