USCGC Papaw (WLB-308)
USCGC Papaw (WLB-308) was a sea-going buoy tender whose design is based on the pre-World War II United States Lighthouse Service Tenders. The original design was modified to provide an armored cutter capable of wartime missions in addition to her primary mission of Aids to Navigation. Papaw was built in 1943 by the Marine Iron and Shipbuilding Company of Duluth, Minnesota. Commissioned 12 October 1943, she was assigned the home port of San Francisco, California.
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USCGC Papaw (WLB-308)
USCGC Papaw (WLB-308) was a sea-going buoy tender whose design is based on the pre-World War II United States Lighthouse Service Tenders. The original design was modified to provide an armored cutter capable of wartime missions in addition to her primary mission of Aids to Navigation. Papaw was built in 1943 by the Marine Iron and Shipbuilding Company of Duluth, Minnesota. Commissioned 12 October 1943, she was assigned the home port of San Francisco, California.
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1943-10-12
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1999-07-23
laying down
1942-11-16
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1.12776e+1
ship launched
1943-02-19
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Donated to non-profit organization (F/V Mersea)
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698,461,911
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*Wartime: 20-mm guns, a 3-inch cannon, and depth charges.
*Peacetime: None.
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USCGC Papaw (WLB-308)
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