USS Kickapoo, aft view

A view of the U.S. Coast Guard ship WAGL-56 USS Kickapoo on the Penobscot River breaking ice. 157' class Tug/Icebreaker/Buoy Tender: Displacement: 848 tons Length: 157'4" Beam: 35' Draft: 14'6" Speed: 11.5 knots Armament: None Complement: 1 officer, 3 warrants, 36 enlis...

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Summary:A view of the U.S. Coast Guard ship WAGL-56 USS Kickapoo on the Penobscot River breaking ice. 157' class Tug/Icebreaker/Buoy Tender: Displacement: 848 tons Length: 157'4" Beam: 35' Draft: 14'6" Speed: 11.5 knots Armament: None Complement: 1 officer, 3 warrants, 36 enlisted Triple-expansion steam engine, single screw, 1,000 hp Built at Bethlehem Steel, Elizabeth Port, N.J., and commissioned 21 Jnauary 1922 During World War II, Kickapoo was assigned to 1st District, stationed at Buzzards Bay, Mass. and Rockland, Me. She was used for ice-breaking and general aids to navigation duty. https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/spc_bangorwaterfront_images/1001/thumbnail.jpg