USCGC Earp (ex-Eagle 22)
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Builder: | Ford Motor Co., Detroit, MI |
| Laid down: | 5 August 1918 |
| Launched: | 10 February 1919 |
| Commissioned: |
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| Decommissioned: | 1923 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Eagle |
| Displacement: | 615 tons |
| Length: | 200 ft 9 in (61.19 m) |
| Beam: | 33 ft 1 in (10.08 m) |
| Draft: | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) |
| Propulsion: | Two Bureau Express boilers, Poole geared turbine, one shaft |
| Speed: | 18.3 kn (33.9 km/h; 21.1 mph) |
| Complement: | 61 |
| Armament: | Two 4"/50 gun mounts, and two .50 cal. machine guns |
USCGC Earp (ex-Eagle 22) was a 200-foot (61 m) US Coast Guard anti-submarine Eagle-class vessel built by Ford Motor Co. in Detroit, Michigan. Earp was designed for quick construction and was one of 100 ordered. Earp was launched on 5 August 1918 and commissioned on 17 July 1919 by the United States Navy and again on 17 March 1920 by the United States Coast Guard. She was decommissioned on 22 May 1923.
Complete crew of USCGC Earp - 1921
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