USCGC Tampa (WPG-48)
Tampa, 1921 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USCGC Tampa |
| Namesake | Tampa, Florida |
| Builder | Union Construction Company, Oakland, California |
| Laid down | 27 September 1920 |
| Launched | 19 April 1921 |
| Commissioned | 15 September 1921 |
| Decommissioned | 1 February 1947 |
| Fate | Transferred to United States Navy control as USS Tampa (WPG-48) in November 1941. |
| Notes | Served in U.S. Navy as USS Tampa (WPG-48) 1941–1947. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Tampa class |
| Type | United States Coast Guard Cutter |
| Displacement | 1,955 tons (full load) |
| Length | 240 ft (73 m) |
| Beam | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Draft | 17 ft 9 in (5.41 m) (maximum) |
| Propulsion | GE turbo-electric transmission with 2 boilers |
| Speed | 15.5 knots (28.7 km/h) |
| Complement | 122 |
| Armament | |
USCGC Tampa (Coast Guard Cutter No. 48) was a United States Coast Guard Cutter that served in the United States Coast Guard from 1921 to 1941, and then in the United States Navy from 1941 to 1947.