USCGC Tiger

USCGC Tiger (WSC-152) 20 December 1928
History
United States
Name	Tiger
Owner	United States Coast Guard
Builder	American Brown Boveri Electric Corp., Camden, New Jersey
Launched	18 April 1927
Commissioned	3 May 1927
Decommissioned	12 November 1947
Identification	WSC-152
Honors and awards	Was awarded 1 Battle Star
Fate	Sold on 14 June 1948
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
Armament	1 3"/27 caliber gun (1927) 2 depth charge racks were added during World War II

The USCGC Tiger (WSC-152) was a United States Coast Guard cutter. 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.

Service history

Tiger was built by American Brown Boveri Electric Corporation in Camden, New Jersey. She was placed in commission on 3 May 1927. 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.

Tiger, patrolling off Barber's Point that morning, won her first Battle Star for participation during the attack.