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| Ship caption = USCGC ''Tiger'' (WSC-152) 20 December 1928 |
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| Ship country = |
| Ship country = United States |
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| Ship flag = {{shipboxflag|United States|coast guard}} |
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| Ship name =''Tiger'' |
| Ship name = ''Tiger'' |
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| Ship owner = [[United States Coast Guard]] |
| Ship owner = [[United States Coast Guard]] |
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| Ship builder =American Brown Boveri Electric Corp., [[Camden, New Jersey]] |
| Ship builder = American Brown Boveri Electric Corp., [[Camden, New Jersey]] |
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| Ship laid down = 1 February 1927 |
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| Ship launched = 18 April 1927 |
| Ship launched = 18 April 1927 |
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| Ship acquired = 29 April 1927 |
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| Ship commissioned = 3 May 1927 |
| Ship commissioned = 3 May 1927 |
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| Ship decommissioned = 12 November 1947 |
| Ship decommissioned = 12 November 1947 |
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| Ship identification = |
| Ship identification = *WPC-152 |
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| Ship honors = Was awarded 1 [[Battle Star]] |
| Ship honors = Was awarded 1 [[Battle Star]] |
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| Ship fate = Sold on 14 June 1948 |
| Ship fate = Sold on 14 June 1948 as Polar Merchant, floating hulk in [[Tacoma, Washington]] |
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| Ship yard number = 346 |
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The '''USCGC ''Tiger'' (WSC-152)''' was |
The '''USCGC ''Tiger'' (WSC-152)''' was an [[Active-class patrol boat|Active-class]] patrol boat of the [[United States Coast Guard]]. The vessel guarded the entrance to [[Pearl Harbor]] all day and night on December 7, during the [[Attack on Pearl Harbor]] during [[World War II]].<ref name="Coast Guard">{{cite web|date=10 September 2020|title=Tiger (WSC-152)|url=https://www.history.uscg.mil/Browse-by-Topic/Assets/Water/All/Article/2342393/tiger-1927|access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref> |
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== Design and construction == |
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USCGC ''Tiger'' (WSC-152) was the 28th of 35 ships in the [[Active-class patrol boat|''Active'' class]] patrol boat, designed to serve as a "[[mother ship]]" in support of [[Prohibition]] against [[Rum-running|bootleggers]] and [[smuggler]]s along the coasts. 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 [[hammock]]s of the need arises, such as if a large amount of survivors were on board. Built by the American Brown Boveri Electric Corporation of [[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]], New Jersey, she was [[Keel laying|laid down]] on 1 February 1927.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Flynn|first=James|date=2012|title=U. S. Coast Guard Patrol Craft Major Classes −100-feet to 150 feet in Length|url=https://media.defense.gov/2017/Dec/14/2001856509/-1/-1/0/FLYNNPATROLCRAFT2012.PDF}}</ref> The [[United States Coast Guard Cutter|cutter]] was [[Ceremonial ship launching|launched]] on 18 April 1927, transferred to the Coast Guard on 29 April 1927 and [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 3 May 1927.<ref name=":03">{{Cite journal|date=2018|title=Comments and Corrections: Ask Infoser|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44894866|journal=Warship International|volume=55|issue=1 |pages=23–25|issn=0043-0374 |jstor=44894866}}</ref> Like the rest of her class, she was 125 feet (38 m) long, had a 22-foot-6-inch (6.86 m) [[Beam (nautical)|beam]] and a 7-foot-6-inch (2.29 m) [[Draft (hull)|draft]]. A single 3-inch (76 mm) gun was mounted as the offensive weapon as launch.<ref name=":1" /> She was numbered as hull No. 346 before being given a name, and launched from slipway J with five other sister ships.<ref name=":03" /> |
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== Service history == |
== Service history == |
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''Tiger'' was |
''Tiger'' was placed in [[Ship commissioning|commission]] at 11:25 am on 3 May 1927.<ref>{{Cite book|last=United States|url=https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/101663563|title=Record of movements: vessels of the United States Coast Guard, 1790 – December 31, 1933|date=1989|publisher=Dept. of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard|series=A bicentennial publication.|location=Washington}}</ref> The vessel operated out of Coast Guard Base Two in [[Stapleton, New York]], until shifting to [[Norfolk, Virginia]], arriving there on 6 June 1933. Subsequently, the {{convert|125|ft|m|abbr=on|1}} cutter was transferred to the [[Territory of Hawaii]] and operated out of [[Honolulu]]. In mid-1941, she came under jurisdiction of the [[United States Navy]] and was assigned to the local defense force of the [[14th Naval District]]. Equipped with [[depth charge]]s and listening gear, ''Tiger'' then operated out of Honolulu in company with her [[sister ship]] {{USCGC|Reliance|WSC-150|6}} and the {{convert|327|ft|m|abbr=on|1}} {{USCGC|Taney|WHEC-37|6}} into late 1941. On December 7, the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] launched a surprise attack on the [[United States Pacific Fleet|Pacific Fleet]] at its [[Pearl Harbor]] base.<ref name="Coast Guard" /> |
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''Tiger'', patrolling off Barber's Point that morning, won her first [[Battle Star]] for participation during the attack. |
''Tiger'', patrolling off Barber's Point that morning, won her first [[Battle Star]] for participation during the attack.<ref name="Coast Guard" /> |
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== Fate == |
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She was decommissioned on 12 November 1947.<ref name="U. S. Coast Guard Patrol Craft - Major Classes2">{{cite journal|author=Jim Flynn|year=2012|title=U. S. Coast Guard Patrol Craft – Major Classes|url=https://media.defense.gov/2017/Dec/14/2001856509/-1/-1/0/FLYNNPATROLCRAFT2012.PDF&ved=2ahUKEwjLybrQjuHqAhUXQ80KHQGwCdoQFjADegQIBRAB&usg=AOvVaw2-37TzFt3MFPaXlBursCQL.pdf|volume=1|pages=11–12}}</ref> On 14 June 1948 the cutter was sold as ''Polar Merchant'' #257391,<ref name=":03" /> before being completely stripped and used as a floating hull in Tacoma, Washington in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Wong|first=Lui Kit|date=16 March 2018|title=USCGC Tiger served at Pearl Harbor, used as floating hull at Tyee Marina|work=The News Tribune|url=https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/article118855303.html}}</ref> |
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[[Category:Ships built in Camden, New Jersey]] |
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.jpg) USCGC Tiger (WSC-152) 20 December 1928
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Tiger |
| Owner | United States Coast Guard |
| Builder | American Brown Boveri Electric Corp., Camden, New Jersey |
| Yard number | 346 |
| Way number | J |
| Laid down | 1 February 1927 |
| Launched | 18 April 1927 |
| Acquired | 29 April 1927 |
| Commissioned | 3 May 1927 |
| Decommissioned | 12 November 1947 |
| Identification | WPC-152 |
| Honors and awards | Was awarded 1 Battle Star |
| Fate | Sold on 14 June 1948 as Polar Merchant, floating hulk in Tacoma, Washington |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Active-class patrol boat |
| Displacement | 232 tons |
| Length | 125 ft (38.1 m) |
| Beam | 23.6 ft (7.2 m) |
| Draft | 7.6 ft (2.3 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 × 6-cylinder, 300 hp (220 kW) engines |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement | 3 officers and 17 men |
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The USCGC Tiger (WSC-152) was an Active-class patrol boat of the United States Coast Guard. The vessel guarded the entrance to Pearl Harbor all day and night on December 7, during the Attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II.[1]
Design and construction
[edit]USCGC Tiger (WSC-152) was the 28th of 35 ships in the Active class patrol boat, designed to serve as a "mother ship" in support of Prohibition against bootleggers and smugglers along the coasts. 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 of the need arises, such as if a large amount of survivors were on board. Built by the American Brown Boveri Electric Corporation of Camden, New Jersey, she was laid down on 1 February 1927.[2] The cutter was launched on 18 April 1927, transferred to the Coast Guard on 29 April 1927 and commissioned on 3 May 1927.[3] Like the rest of her class, she was 125 feet (38 m) long, had a 22-foot-6-inch (6.86 m) beam and a 7-foot-6-inch (2.29 m) draft. A single 3-inch (76 mm) gun was mounted as the offensive weapon as launch.[2] She was numbered as hull No. 346 before being given a name, and launched from slipway J with five other sister ships.[3]
Service history
[edit]Tiger was placed in commission at 11:25 am on 3 May 1927.[4] The vessel operated out of Coast Guard Base Two in Stapleton, New York, until shifting to Norfolk, Virginia, arriving there on 6 June 1933. Subsequently, the 125 ft (38.1 m) cutter was transferred to the Territory of Hawaii and operated out of Honolulu. In mid-1941, she came under jurisdiction of the United States Navy and was assigned to the local defense force of the 14th Naval District. Equipped with depth charges and listening gear, Tiger then operated out of Honolulu in company with her sister ship USCGC Reliance and the 327 ft (99.7 m) USCGC Taney into late 1941. On December 7, the Imperial Japanese Navy launched a surprise attack on the Pacific Fleet at its Pearl Harbor base.[1]
Tiger, patrolling off Barber's Point that morning, won her first Battle Star for participation during the attack.[1]
Fate
[edit]She was decommissioned on 12 November 1947.[5] On 14 June 1948 the cutter was sold as Polar Merchant #257391,[3] before being completely stripped and used as a floating hull in Tacoma, Washington in 2018.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Tiger (WSC-152)". 10 September 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ a b Flynn, James (2012). "U. S. Coast Guard Patrol Craft Major Classes −100-feet to 150 feet in Length" (PDF).
- ^ a b c "Comments and Corrections: Ask Infoser". Warship International. 55 (1): 23–25. 2018. ISSN 0043-0374. JSTOR 44894866.
- ^ United States (1989). Record of movements: vessels of the United States Coast Guard, 1790 – December 31, 1933. A bicentennial publication. Washington: Dept. of Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard.
- ^ Jim Flynn (2012). "U. S. Coast Guard Patrol Craft – Major Classes" (PDF). 1: 11–12.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Wong, Lui Kit (16 March 2018). "USCGC Tiger served at Pearl Harbor, used as floating hull at Tyee Marina". The News Tribune.