USCG Owasco (WHEC-39) was an Owasco class high endurance cutter which served with the US Coast Guard from 1945 to 1973. Originally intended for World War II service, she was commissioned only weeks before the end of the war and consequently did not see combat until her deployment in the Vietnam War more than 20 years later.

2021年3月6日 · The following month, Owasco crewmen went to the aid of a Navy Swift boat in an incident that was described in the official cutter scrapbook of her deployment to Vietnam, entitled: USCGC Owasco (WHEC-39): A Pictorial History of Its Deployment to Southeast Asia--Viet Nam During 1968-1969:

USCGC Owasco (WPG-39), 1945. Her World War II armament of twin 5"/38 cal gun turrets is apparent here. 254 ft (77.4 m) oa. 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph). 1 × Hedgehog projector. Fuel capacity: 141,755 gal (Oil, 95%). The Owasco-class cutter was a 255-foot (78 m) cutter class operated by the United States Coast Guard.

The designation of high endurance cutter (WHEC) was created in 1965 when the United States Coast Guard adopted its own designation system. High endurance cutters encompass the largest cutters previously designated by the United States Navy as gunboats, destroyer escorts, and seaplane tenders. [1]

USCG Owasco (WHEC-39) was an Owasco class high endurance cutter which served with the US Coast Guard from 1945 to 1973. Originally intended for World War II service, she was commissioned only weeks before the end of the war and consequently did not see combat until her deployment in the Vietnam...

2020年6月27日 · English: The U.S. Navy battleship USS New Jersey (BB-62) and the U.S. Coast Guard cutter USCGC Owasco (WHEC-39) underway off Vietnam, in 1968.

2020年6月27日 · English: The U.S. Coast Guard cutter USCGC Owasco (WHEC-39) shelling targets in Vietnam, in 1968-1969. Owasco was assigned to U.S. Coast Guard Squadron Three in South Vietnam.

USCG Owasco (WHEC-39) was an Owasco class high endurance cutter which served with the US Coast Guard from 1945 to 1973. Originally intended for World War II service, she was commissioned only weeks before the end of the war and consequently did not see combat until her deployment in the Vietnam War more than 20 years later.

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2nd Commissioning August 15 1955 to June 27 1973. Add-on cachet by Michael Hebert (Mh Cachets) USCGC OWASCO recieved the following awards during her career: World War II Victory Medal, American Area Campaign Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Vietnam Service Medal, Vietnam Campaign Medal.