Kodiak, 1912
WYP-173
Builder: J. F. Duthie and Co., Seattle, WA
Commissioned: 1912 (commercial) 9 March 1943 Coast Guard
Decommissioned: 16 March 1944, returned to the War Shipping Administration on 20 April 1943
Length: 106' 10"
Navigation Draft: 12' 4"
Beam: 19' 2"
Displacement: 173 tons full load
Propulsion: triple expansion, single screw
Shaft Power: 375 SHP
Maximum Speed: 9.5 knots
Economical Speed: NA
Fuel Capacity: NA
Water Capacity: NA
Endurance: 2,900 miles
Complement: 10 men (commercial)
Armament: 1 20mm/80 2 short dc racks
Cutter History:
The Kodiak, built as a whaler, had good qualities as a patrol vessel-speed, quickness and an excellent turning radius.
The Coast Guard assigned Kodiak to the 13th District and she sailed on patrol duty from Ketchikan, Alaska.
Sources:
Cutter History File. USCG Historian's Office, USCG HQ, Washington, D.C.
Robert Scheina. U.S. Coast Guard Cutters & Craft of World War II. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1982.