USCG Escanaba

The "Escanaba" was built by the Defoe Boat & Motor Works of Bay City, Michigan in 1932. She was based at the U.S. Coast Guard Station at Grand Haven, Michigan until 1941. The ship was refitted and armed for combat use and taken to the Atlantic Ocean. Sailing in the North Atlantic, the...

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Published: 2009
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Grand Haven
North Atlantic
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2374.OX/169809
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spelling ftohiolinkdrc:oai:drc.ohiolink.edu:2374.OX/169809 2023-05-15T17:31:00+02:00 USCG Escanaba Unknown 2009-09-17T16:36:02Z http://hdl.handle.net/2374.OX/169809 unknown http://hdl.handle.net/2374.OX/169809 2009 ftohiolinkdrc 2017-11-04T08:12:21Z The "Escanaba" was built by the Defoe Boat & Motor Works of Bay City, Michigan in 1932. She was based at the U.S. Coast Guard Station at Grand Haven, Michigan until 1941. The ship was refitted and armed for combat use and taken to the Atlantic Ocean. Sailing in the North Atlantic, the "Escanaba" sank German submarines and rescued survivors of the SS "Cherokee". She was also assigned weather patrol and escort duty through mid-1943. June 10, 1943 the "Escanaba" was blown apart. Other ships converged to rescue survivors, but only 2 of the 103 men aboard were saved. The cause of the explosion was never determined. Other/Unknown Material North Atlantic OhioLINK: Ohio Digital Resource Commons (DRC) Grand Haven ENVELOPE(-120.900,-120.900,56.233,56.233)
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description The "Escanaba" was built by the Defoe Boat & Motor Works of Bay City, Michigan in 1932. She was based at the U.S. Coast Guard Station at Grand Haven, Michigan until 1941. The ship was refitted and armed for combat use and taken to the Atlantic Ocean. Sailing in the North Atlantic, the "Escanaba" sank German submarines and rescued survivors of the SS "Cherokee". She was also assigned weather patrol and escort duty through mid-1943. June 10, 1943 the "Escanaba" was blown apart. Other ships converged to rescue survivors, but only 2 of the 103 men aboard were saved. The cause of the explosion was never determined.
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