McGourty, 1919

Feb. 20, 2021
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McGourty, 1919

ex-Eagle 16


Builder: Ford Motor Co., Detroit, MI

Commissioned:

USN: 5 June 1919

USCG: 19 December 1919

Decommissioned: 16 November 1922

Disposition: Sold 16 November 1922

Hull:

Displacement (tons)- 615 tons

Length- 200' 9" oa

Beam- 33' 1"

Draft- 8' 6"

Machinery

Main Engines- Geared turbine

SHP- 2,500

Armament- 2-4"/50, 1-3"/50 (USN)

Complement- 5 officers, 56 men (USN)


Design & Service:

These mass-produced anti-submarine vessels were designed for quick construction.  The first of 100 ordered was begun in May 1918.  Only 80 were completed, with many assuming minor roles after the Armistice.  Because they were of flat steel plate hull construction, their seakeeping characteristics were not optimal.  When transferred to the USCG these vessels were named for men lost on USCGC Tampa in World War I.

Taken over at New London, CT, she was later sent to Baltimore, MD.