USCGC Tampa (1912)
USCGC Tampa (1912-1918), formerly Miami | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Namesake | City of Tampa |
| Operator | United States Coast Guard |
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Corporation, Newport News, Virginia |
| Cost | 250,000 US$ |
| Launched | 10 February 1912 |
| Sponsored by | Miss Bernes Richardson |
| Commissioned | 19 August 1912 |
| Maiden voyage | 27 April 1912 |
| Stricken | 26 September 1918 |
| Fate | Sunk 26 September 1918 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1,181 tons |
| Length | 190 ft (58 m) |
| Beam | 32.5 ft (9.9 m) |
| Draft | 14.1 ft (4.3 m) |
| Propulsion | Triple-expansion steam power plant producing 1,300 ihp (970 kW) |
| Speed | 13 knots (trial) |
| Complement | 70 |
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USCGC Tampa (ex-Miami) was a Miami-class cutter that initially served in the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service, followed by service in the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Navy. Tampa was used extensively on the International Ice Patrol and also during the Gasparilla Carnival at Tampa, Florida and other regattas as a patrol vessel. It was sunk with the highest American naval combat casualty loss in World War I.