Treasury class USCG cutters

Treasury-class high endurance cutters

Seven cutters were built in 1936-1937 and named after secretaries of Treasury.
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WPG-32 Campbell as in 1940 before sailing to Portugal. This is probably the earliest modification of the Treasury class when the seaplane was removed and a third 5"/51 gun was installed instead. The 6-pounders on the bridge were replaced with a 3"/50 gun and another 3"/50 was mounted aft on a raised platform.
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WPG-34 Hamilton as in 1941 wearing the "Measure One" camo scheme.
Sadly, she was torpedoed by a German sub and sunk near Iceland coast in 1942 becoming the only war loss of her class.
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WPG-36 Spencer as she appeared in June 1942. The camo pattern is an irregular version of the Measure 12 scheme.
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WPG-37 Taney after her modification in 1944. She was the only cutter of Treasury class to have four 5" guns.
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WPG-35 Ingham in 1944 wearing Measure 32 camo and armed with two 5"/38 guns in open mounts.
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Duane was converted to an Amphibious Force Flagship (WAGC-6) in 1944. All guns had been replaced with AA artillery for supporting troops during landing.
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WPG-31 Bibb in 1955 in a typical post-war configuration.
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In 1965 the six remaining cutters of Treasury class were reclassified as WHEC and re-fit to the same standard.
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You must had quite good of references for that detail level. Well done, time to put on sunglasses and sit back and enjoy.

heuhen wrote:

You must had quite good of references for that detail level.

Yes, thanks to J.A. Tilley who has drawn quite a few very detailed sideviews of various cutters. You can find them on USCG website here: http://www.uscg.mil/history/plans/Coast ... sIndex.asp

They've updated that since the last time I saw that page. They've added one of my Grandfather's ships, the Storis! DIBS!!!

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Very good drawing WhyMe, superbly done.

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Thank you Kim for the crest

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Well done! another first class drawing!

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Thank you!
I said before that more versions are coming soon. Well, I might have been to optimistic about the timeframe

But they are coming, sooner or later.

Very Nice WhyMe! More cutters are cutting in to the bucket this week

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Treasury class USCG cutters

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