USCGC Icarus information

History
United States
Name	USCGC Icarus (WPC-110)
Namesake	Icarus
Builder	Bath Iron Works hull 153
Launched	19 March 1932
Acquired	29 March 1932
Commissioned	1 April 1932
Decommissioned	1947 or 1948
Fate	Sold in 1948; later in service in the Dominican Republic Navy
General characteristics
Class and type	Thetis-class patrol boat
Displacement	334 long tons (339 t) trial ; 1945: 350 tons;
Length	160 ft 9 in (49.00 m) waterline; 165 ft (50.3 m) overall;
Beam	23 ft 9 in (7.24 m)
Draft	7 ft 8 in (2.34 m) trial; 1945: 10 ft (3 m);
Propulsion	2 × Winton Model 158 6-cylinder diesel engines, 670 hp (500 kW) each; two shafts with 3-bladed screws;
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h)
Range	3,000 nautical miles (6,000 km) at 11 knots (20 km/h)
Complement	45 officers and men; 1945: 75 officers and men;
Sensors and ; processing systems	1933: none; 1945: SF-1 radar and QCO sonar;
Armament	Prewar:; 1 × 3-inch (76 mm) / 23 caliber gun; 2 × one-pounder machine guns; Wartime:; 2 × 3"/50 caliber guns; 2 × 20 mm guns; 2 × K-guns; 2 × depth charge tracks; 2 × Mousetrap anti-submarine rockets;

USCGC Icarus (WPC-110) was a steel-hulled, diesel-powered Thetis-class patrol boat^[2] of the United States Coast Guard that patrolled the United States East Coast during World War II. In 1942, Icarus sank the German submarine U-352 off the coast of North Carolina and took its survivors into custody as prisoners of war. U-352 was the second World War II U-boat sunk by the United States in American waters, and the first one from which survivors were taken.^[3]^[4]

Built by Bath Iron Works of Bath, Maine, Icarus was delivered on 29 March 1932 and commissioned on 1 April 1932. After a shakedown cruise, she reported to the New York Division's Special Patrol Force, where she supported the Coast Guard's efforts against rum-runners until Prohibition ended in 1933, continuing after that to perform general law enforcement duties and rescue patrols. In November 1941, with World War II nearly two years underway, the Coast Guard was transferred from the U.S. Treasury Department to the U.S. Navy.

Germany declared war on the U.S. on 11 December 1941, and Icarus was rearmed and assigned to the Eastern Sea Frontier for patrol duty off the East Coast. German U-boats quickly became a serious threat on the East Coast, sinking approximately 80 ships between January and April 1942, with U.S. defenses only managing to sink one U-boat (U-85) during that period.^[5]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j *Gardiner, Robert, ed. (1980). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. p. 166. ISBN 0-85177-146-7. LCCN 81103282. LCC V765.C66.
^ Dropkin, Les (January 2002). "The Thetis Class Coast Guard Patrol Boats" (PDF). Potomac Association.
^ U-85 was the first World War II U-boat sunk by U.S. coastal defenses; there were no survivors.
^ "U.S. Coast Guard Combat Victories of World War II". United States Coast Guard. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
^ Conn, Stetson; Engelman, Rose C.; Fairchild, Byron. "Chapter IV: The Continental Defense Commands After Pearl Harbor". Guarding the United States and its Outposts.

[Conway's-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j *Gardiner, Robert, ed. (1980). Conway's All The World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. p. 166. ISBN 0-85177-146-7. LCCN 81103282. LCC V765.C66.

[2] Dropkin, Les (January 2002). "The Thetis Class Coast Guard Patrol Boats" (PDF). Potomac Association.

[3] U-85 was the first World War II U-boat sunk by U.S. coastal defenses; there were no survivors.

[4] "U.S. Coast Guard Combat Victories of World War II". United States Coast Guard. Retrieved October 30, 2012.

[5] Conn, Stetson; Engelman, Rose C.; Fairchild, Byron. "Chapter IV: The Continental Defense Commands After Pearl Harbor". Guarding the United States and its Outposts.

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History

United States
Name	USCGC Icarus (WPC-110)
Namesake	Icarus
Builder	Bath Iron Works hull 153
Launched	19 March 1932
Acquired	29 March 1932
Commissioned	1 April 1932
Decommissioned	1947 or 1948
Fate	Sold in 1948; later in service in the Dominican Republic Navy
General characteristics
Class and type	Thetis-class patrol boat
Displacement	334 long tons (339 t) trial^[1] 1945: 350 tons
Length	160 ft 9 in (49.00 m) waterline^[1] 165 ft (50.3 m) overall^[1]
Beam	23 ft 9 in (7.24 m)^[1]
Draft	7 ft 8 in (2.34 m) trial^[1] 1945: 10 ft (3 m)
Propulsion	2 × Winton Model 158 6-cylinder diesel engines, 670 hp (500 kW) each two shafts with 3-bladed screws
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h)^[1]
Range	3,000 nautical miles (6,000 km) at 11 knots (20 km/h)
Complement	45 officers and men^[1] 1945: 75 officers and men^[1]
Sensors and processing systems	1933: none 1945: SF-1 radar and QCO sonar
Armament	Prewar:^[1] 1 × 3-inch (76 mm) / 23 caliber gun 2 × one-pounder machine guns Wartime:^[1] 2 × 3"/50 caliber guns 2 × 20 mm guns 2 × K-guns 2 × depth charge tracks 2 × Mousetrap anti-submarine rockets