1966 to 1987    

WAGB-4 USCGC Glacier

US US Coast Guard

1955 to 1966 - US US Navy - AGB-4 USS Glacier    




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History of US USS Glacier AGB-4

1953-aug-03Laid downLaid down Yard No 580.
1954-aug-27LaunchedLaunched
1955-may-27CommissionedCommissioned
1957-jan-19AircraftAircraft Accident Ships Flight HO4S-3 138595 of HU-2 Det 69 crashed in Ross Sea
1959-feb-12AircraftAircraft Accident Ships Flight HRS-3 144257 of HU-2 Det 69, crashed on the ice after engine failure during a test flight, near to the ship.
1960-nov-21 NZ Lyttleton Harbour Departed Boston 13 Oct 1960 for passage to Lyttleton (reached 21 Nov) for her 6th Antarctic mission.
1966-jun-30Fate: transferedFate: transfered to US Coast Guard

History of US USCGC Glacier WAGB-4

1966-julHomeportHomeport NS Long Beach Relocated to Long Beach, CA
1966-jul-01CommissionedCommissioned ex US Navy USS Glacier
1987-jul-07DecommissionedDecommissioned at Portland, OR
1987-jul-08 NS Kitsap Laid up towed to Bremerton, to be stripped out and laid up
2012-feb-12Fate: scrappedFate: scrapped Brownsville Scrapped sold for scrapping; reached Brownsville, TX on 19 Jun 2012



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Wind class
219crew
6000full load (tn)
82length (m)
19.35beam (m)
7.85draught (m)
13max speed (knots)
12000power (shp)

6Naval Engine diesel

6Naval Gun single 20 mm
8Naval Gun single 40 mm
2Torpedo Launchers Depth charge rack

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