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COAST GUARD CUTTERS, Onondaga and Algonquin Completed BY Avr JANSSON first two of a program of five sin- gle screw, geared turbine propelled coast guard cutters, especially designed for effective ice breaking in addition to customary service, have now been com- pleted. The remaining three, TAHOMA, CoMANCHE and MouHaAwk, are scheduled for completion as follows: TAHOMA about Oct. 20; Comancuer, Nov. 3; and Monuawk, Dec. 8. Award of contract for this first group of five vessels in the current shipbuild- ing program of the United States coast guard was announced Oct. 26, 1938. The ALGONQUIN, CoMANCHE and Mo- HAWK were awarded to the Pusey & Jones Corp., Wilmington, Del., at a bid of $499,800 each. The ONONDAGA and TAHOMA were awarded to the De- foe Boat & Motor Works, Bay City, Mich., at a bid of $563,800 each. The two vessels awarded to the De- foe Boat & Motor Works are generally similar in all respects to the cutter EscaNnaBA, completed by that company in November, 1932. The three vessels awarded to the Pusey & Jones Corp. are also generally similar to the Esc\- NABA, except that they are fitted with Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co. geared steam turbines and Foster- Wheeler boilers in place of De Laval Steam Turbine Co. geared steam tur- bines and Babcock & Wilcox boilers. Where They Will Be Stationed When they enter service the Onon- DAGA will be stationed at Astoria, Oreg.; the Tanoma at Cleveland; the ALGONQUIN at Woods Hole, Mass.; the CoMANCHE at New York, and the Mo- HAWK at Cape May, N. J. The vessels are of extremely sturdy construction, the lower hull plating be- ing %-inch thick, with a waterline strake of l-inch thickness. The bow Tis OononDAGA and ALGONQUIN, AHOMA, second coast guard cut- ter, launched Sept. 5, at the Defoe Boat and Motor Works. The sponsor was Miss Barbara Crosser of Cleveland. This vessel is a sister ship in all respects of the Onon- daga, shown on the opposite page. Trials and standardization runs of the Tahoma are scheduled for Oct. 15. On completion she will be stationed at Cleveland Principal Particulars Names—Onondaga, Tahoma, Algonquin, Co- manche and Mohawk Builders—Onondaga and Tahoma, Defoe Boat & Motor Works; Algonquin, Comanche, and Mohawk, The Pusey & Jones Corp. Omen ace oe oer United States Coast Guard Launched—Onondaga, Aug. 2; Tahoma, Sept. 5; Algonquin, July 25; Comanche, Sept. 6; Mo- hawk (scheduled), Oct. 23. Completed—Onondaga, Sept. 11; Tahoma (about) Oct. 20; Algonquin, (about) Oct. 1; Comanche (about) Nov. 3; Mohawk (about) ee: 8. Length overall, feet, inches.............. 165 0 Length between p.p., feet, inches.......... 150 0 Beam-molded:feeticinchess?2 so. 2... oes 36 0 Depth ‘molded; feet; inches.) cos ise es 21 0 Draft, maximum, feet, inches............. 13 0 Displacement, loaded, tons............... 1000 Propelling machinery, double reduction geared turbine, single screw, s.h.p. @ TAO ropama usin acre ea tie male aleiaiia sce akhes 1500 Boilers, oil burning, watertube............ 2 Steam pressure, at superheater outlet, lbs... 310 Steam temperature, degrees Fahr., abt..... 640 Superheat, degrees Bahis... coc. chee, 200 Gomplemenitss cee Gaasee ches officers, 6; men 56 Speed, miles per hour. 2; 65.0.5 Gates oe 1 Crarpinge radius les: sec. cr aeons cote ere 2000 AY RRS SIRE EE LET A Algonquin, built by The Pusey and Jones Corp. To be completed about Oct. 1 22 MARINE REVIEW—October, 1934 and forefoot is shaped and constructed for heavy icebreaking, and they are therefore, especially adapted for gen- eral rescue work in frigid waters. They are cork insulated against cold weather and the heating systems are designed for operation in subzero tem- peratures. The Escanasa, prototype of these vessels, in service throughout one winter on Lake Michigan, demon- strated her ability to steam steadily, without backing and filling, through 20 inches of solid ice on her rescue mission to Beaver Island. All of these vesselS are equipped with the latest aids to navigation, such as gyro and spherical compasses, radio course finders, radio sending and re- ceiving apparatus, electric and me- chanical sounding machines and signal apparatus. The Tanoma, to be sta- tioned on Lake Erie, carries two Six- pound guns, the largest permitted by treaty with Canada. The others carry 2 three-inch anti-aircraft guns. The construction of the three vessels at the yard of the Pusey & Jones Corp. has been under the supervision of Com- mander J. F. Hahn, of the United States coast guard as resident inspec- tor. Construction of the two vessels at the Defoe Boat & Motor Works has been carried out under the supervision of Commander M. A. Doyle of the United States coast guard. As an indi- cation of the length of time it takes to build one of these vessels, it may be noted that the keel of the ComANCHE was laid on Jan. 16, 1934. This vessel was launched on Sept. 6 and is sched- uled for delivery Nov. 8. Like all cruising cutters of the coast guard, these vessels have been designed to stay at sea in any weather and for