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History
United States
Namesake	A plant of the genus Urtica
Builder	Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp., Decatur, Alabama
Cost	$805,494
Yard number	606
Laid down	1944, at Decatur, Alabama
Completed	as U.S. Army Transport FS-396, 18 January 1945 (Coast Guard manned)
Commissioned	as U.S. Army FS-396, 18 January 1945 (Coast Guard manned)
Recommissioned	as USCGC Nettle (WAK-169), 1 October 1947
Decommissioned	9 January 1968
Nickname(s)	"Noodle", "Grey Ghost"
Fate	transferred to Philippine Coast Guard, 9 January 1968 as BRP Limasawa (AE-79)
General characteristics
Type	Army 381 design
Displacement	540 tonnes (530 long tons; 600 short tons) light; 935 tonnes (920 long tons; 1,031 short tons) full load;
Length	176 ft (54 m)
Beam	32 ft (9.8 m)
Draft	10 ft (3.0 m)
Propulsion	two 500hp General Motors 6-278A diesel engines, twin screws
Speed	14 knots, 4000 mile range
Complement	4 officers, 26 enlisted (1945)
Sensors and ; processing systems	SO-8 (1955), SC (1966)
Armament	1 x 40 mm/60 gun (1945)

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USCGC Nettle (WAK-169) was a United States Coast Guard Design 381 coastal freighter acquired from the United States Army and was designated as USA FS-396 during World War II army operations. She was transferred to the United States Coast Guard in 1947, and used for servicing aids to navigation and providing logistics support for U.S. Coast Guard manned LORAN stations in the Pacific Ocean.

History

U.S. Army cargo service

FS-396 was constructed by Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp. at their shipyards at Decatur, Alabama for the U.S. Army Transportation Corps and commissioned 18 January 1945. She was manned by the U.S. Coast Guard for a period of one year and was used as a cargo ship to carry supplies to Kwajalein Atoll until being decommissioned on 18 January 1946.^[1]

U.S. Coast Guard service

FS-396 was transferred to the U.S. Coast Guard and on 1 October 1947 was recommissioned as USCGC Nettle (WAK-169) after being refitted for use as an aids to navigation tender. From 1947 to 1952, Nettle hauled supplies and equipment to Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands. Nettle was home-ported at Guam in 1952 and provided logistical support for LORAN stations at Ulithi, Saipan, Cocos, Kwajelein, and Kwadak Island as well as servicing aids to navigation at Tinian and Rota in the Mariana Islands.

The home port for Nettle was changed to Naval Station Sangley Point, Cavite, Philippines in August 1953 and she provided logistical support for LORAN stations at Bataan, Batanes, Naulo Point, Zambales, Talumpulan, Busuanga, Tarumpitao Point, Palawan, and Panay.^[2]

While underway from Bataan on 1 September 1958, Nettle spotted and assisted the capsized junk Low Kow Wong How and rescued two of the crew. She was able to right the junk with her deck crane and pump it out, then continued her mission to deliver supplies to Naulo Point.^[1] During another search and rescue case on 2 August 1962, she searched the waters in the vicinity of Caballo Island for 29 hours looking for the missing crew of a downed U.S. Navy P5M seaplane with 13 persons aboard; there were no survivors found.^[1] During May 1966, Nettle delivered construction materials from Bangkok for a new LORAN station to be located at Con Son Island.^[7] Nettle was transferred to Philippine Coast Guard, 9 January 1968 as BRP Limasawa (AE-79).^[6]

Notes

Citations

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Nettle, 1947", Cutters, Craft & U.S. Coast Guard Manned Army & Navy Vessels, U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office
^ ^a ^b Scheina, p 119
^ ^a ^b Colton, Tim; "Ingalls Iron Works, Decatur AL", Shipbuilding History, ShipbuildingHistory.com
^ Scheina, p 118
^ "U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Nicknames", U.S. Coast Guard Cutters & Craft Index, U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office
^ ^a ^b Wertheim, p 551
^ Larzelere, p 200

Sources

Colton, Tim. "Ingalls Iron Works, Decatur AL". Shipbuilding History. ShipbuildingHistory.com. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
"Nettle, 1947 (WAK-169); ex FS-397" (PDF). Cutters, Craft & U.S. Coast Guard Manned Army & Navy Vessels. U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
"U.S.Coast Guard Cutter Nicknames" (PDF). U.S. Coast Guard Cutters & Craft Index. U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
Larzelere, Alex (1997). The Coast Guard at War, Vietnam, 1965-1975. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis. ISBN 978-1-55750-529-3.
Scheina, Robert L. (1990). U.S. Coast Guard Cutters & Craft, 1946-1990. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis. ISBN 978-0-87021-719-7.
Wertheim, Eric (2007). Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleets of the World, 15th Edition. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis. ISBN 978-1-59114-955-2.

[USCG2-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Nettle, 1947", Cutters, Craft & U.S. Coast Guard Manned Army & Navy Vessels, U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office

[Scheina119-2] Scheina, p 119

[Colton-3] Colton, Tim; "Ingalls Iron Works, Decatur AL", Shipbuilding History, ShipbuildingHistory.com

[Scheina118-4] Scheina, p 118

[USCG1-5] "U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Nicknames", U.S. Coast Guard Cutters & Craft Index, U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office

[Wertheim551-6] Wertheim, p 551

[Larzelere200-7] Larzelere, p 200

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-'''USCGC ''Nettle'' (WAK-169)''' was a [[United States Coast Guard]] [[Design 381 coastal freighter]] acquired from the [[United States Army]] and was designated as '''USAT ''FS-396''''' during [[World War II]] Army operations. She was transferred to the United States Coast Guard in 1947, and used for servicing [[aid to navigation|aids to navigation]] and providing logistics support for Coast Guard manned [[LORAN]] stations in the Pacific Ocean.
+'''USCGC ''Nettle'' (WAK-169)''' was a [[United States Coast Guard]] [[Design 381 coastal freighter]] acquired from the [[United States Army]] and was designated as '''USA ''FS-396''''' during World War II army operations. She was transferred to the United States Coast Guard in 1947, and used for servicing [[aid to navigation|aids to navigation]] and providing logistics support for U.S. Coast Guard manned [[LORAN]] stations in the Pacific Ocean.
 ==History==
+===U.S. Army cargo service===
-The USAT ''FS-396'' was constructed by [[Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp.]] at their shipyards at [[Decatur, Alabama]] for the [[U.S. Army Transportation Corps]] and commissioned 18 January 1945. It was manned by the [[U.S. Coast Guard]] for a period of one year and was used as a cargo ship to carry supplies to [[Kwajalein Atoll]] until being decommissioned on 18 January 1946. ''FS-396'' was transferred to the Coast Guard after the Army decommissioned her and on 1 October 1947 was recommissioned as USCGC ''Nettle'' (WAK-169) after being refit for use as an aids to navigation tender. From 1947 to 1952 she hauled supplies and equipment to Kwajalein in the [[Marshall Islands]]. ''Nettle'' was homeported Guam in 1952 and provided logistical support for LORAN stations at [[Ulithi]], [[Saipan]], [[Cocos]], Kwajelein, and [[Kwadak Island]] as well as servicing aids to navigation at [[Tinian]] and [[Rota]] in the [[Mariana Islands]]. The homeport for ''Nettle'' was changed to [[Naval Station Sangley Point]], [[Cavite, Philippines]] in August 1953 and she provided logistical support for LORAN stations at [[Bataan]], [[Batanes]], [[Naulo Point]], [[Zambales]], [[Talumpulan]], [[Busuanga]], [[Tarumpitao Point]], [[Palawan]], and [[Panay]].<ref name=Scheina119>Scheina, p 119</ref> While underway from Bataan on 1 September 1958, ''Nettle'' spotted and assisted the capsized junk ''Low Kow Wong How'' and rescued two of the crew. She was able to right the junk with her deck crane and dewater it; then continue her mission to deliver supplies to Naulo Point.<ref name=USCGhistorian2>[http://www.uscg.mil/history/webcutters/Nettle_1947.pdf Coast Guard Historian website]</ref> During another search and rescue case on 2 August 1962, she searched the waters in the vicinity of Caballo Island for 29 hours looking for the missing crew of a downed [[U.S. Navy]] P5M seaplane with 13 persons on board; unfortunately there were no survivors found.<ref name=USCGhistorian2>[http://www.uscg.mil/history/webcutters/Nettle_1947.pdf Coast Guard Historian website]</ref> During May 1966 ''Nettle'' delivered construction materials from Bangkok for a new LORAN station to be located at [[Con Son Island]].<ref name=Larzelere200>Larzelere, p 200</ref> ''Nettle'' was transferred to [[Philippine Coast Guard]], 9 January 1968 as BRP ''Limasawa'' (AE-79)<ref name=Wertheim551>Wertheim, p 551</ref>
+''FS-396'' was constructed by [[Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp.]] at their shipyards at [[Decatur, Alabama]] for the [[U.S. Army Transportation Corps]] and commissioned 18 January 1945. She was manned by the [[U.S. Coast Guard]] for a period of one year and was used as a cargo ship to carry supplies to [[Kwajalein Atoll]] until being decommissioned on 18 January 1946.<ref name=USCG2 />
+===U.S. Coast Guard service===
+{{stack|[[File:USCGC Nettle Log Book September 1966.pdf|alt=Coast Guard Cutter Nettle Log Book September 1966|thumb|USCGC Nettle Log Book September 1966]]}}
+''FS-396'' was transferred to the U.S. Coast Guard and on 1 October 1947 was recommissioned as USCGC ''Nettle'' (WAK-169) after being refitted for use as an aids to navigation tender. From 1947 to 1952, ''Nettle'' hauled supplies and equipment to Kwajalein in the [[Marshall Islands]]. ''Nettle'' was home-ported at Guam in 1952 and provided logistical support for [[LORAN]] stations at [[Ulithi]], [[Saipan]], [[Cocos Island (Guam)|Cocos]], Kwajelein, and [[Kwadak Island]] as well as servicing aids to navigation at [[Tinian]] and [[Rota (island)|Rota]] in the [[Mariana Islands]].
+The home port for ''Nettle'' was changed to [[Naval Station Sangley Point]], [[Cavite, Philippines]] in August 1953 and she provided logistical support for LORAN stations at [[Bataan]], [[Batanes]], [[Naulo Point]], [[Zambales]], [[Talumpulan]], [[Busuanga]], [[Tarumpitao Point]], [[Palawan]], and [[Panay]].<ref name=Scheina119>Scheina, p 119</ref>
-==Notes==
+While underway from Bataan on 1 September 1958, ''Nettle'' spotted and assisted the capsized junk ''Low Kow Wong How'' and rescued two of the crew. She was able to right the junk with her deck crane and pump it out, then continued her mission to deliver supplies to Naulo Point.<ref name=USCG2 /> During another search and rescue case on 2 August 1962, she searched the waters in the vicinity of [[Caballo Island]] for 29 hours looking for the missing crew of a downed [[U.S. Navy]] [[Martin P5M Marlin|P5M seaplane]] with 13 persons aboard; there were no survivors found.<ref name=USCG2 /> During May 1966, ''Nettle'' delivered construction materials from [[Bangkok]] for a new LORAN station to be located at [[Con Son Island]].<ref name=Larzelere200>Larzelere, p 200</ref> ''Nettle'' was transferred to [[Philippine Coast Guard]], 9 January 1968 as BRP ''Limasawa'' (AE-79).<ref name=Wertheim551>Wertheim, p 551</ref>
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+==Notes==
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+===Citations===
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+{{Reflist}}
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+* {{cite web|last1=Colton|first1=Tim|title=Ingalls Iron Works, Decatur AL|url=http://shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/2large/inactive/ingallsdecatur.htm|website=Shipbuilding History|publisher=ShipbuildingHistory.com|access-date=24 July 2015}}
+* {{cite web|title=Nettle, 1947 (WAK-169); ex FS-397|url=http://www.uscg.mil/history/webcutters/Nettle_1947.pdf|website=Cutters, Craft & U.S. Coast Guard Manned Army & Navy Vessels|publisher=U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office|access-date=24 July 2015}}
+* {{cite web|title=U.S.Coast Guard Cutter Nicknames|url=http://www.uscg.mil/history/webcutters/Cutternicknames.pdf|website=U.S. Coast Guard Cutters & Craft Index|publisher=U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office|access-date=24 July 2015}}
 * {{cite book|last=Larzelere|first=Alex|year=1997|title=The Coast Guard at War, Vietnam, 1965-1975|publisher=Naval Institute Press, Annapolis|isbn=978-1-55750-529-3}}
 * {{cite book|last=Scheina|first=Robert L.|year=1990|title=U.S. Coast Guard Cutters & Craft, 1946-1990|publisher=Naval Institute Press, Annapolis|isbn=978-0-87021-719-7}}
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