USS Kickapoo in front of the Eastern Steamship Co Terminal
A view of the U. S. Coast Guard ship WAGL-56 USS Kickapoo on the Penobscot River, in front of the Eastern Steamship Co terminal in Bangor, Maine. 157' class Tug/Icebreaker/Buoy Tender: Displacement: 848 tons Length: 157'4" Beam: 35' Draft: 14'6" Speed: 11.5 knots Armame...
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1940
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Summary: | A view of the U. S. Coast Guard ship WAGL-56 USS Kickapoo on the Penobscot River, in front of the Eastern Steamship Co terminal in Bangor, Maine. 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 January 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/1003/thumbnail.jpg |
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