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USCGC Taney, probably early 1944, equipped with four 5″/38s. She was in this configuration less than a year before being converted to an amphibious force flagship.
Coffee or Die has an article published on Coast Guard Day about the former USCGC Taney (WPG/WHEC-37), the last US warship to have survived Japan’s December 7, 1941 attack on Hawaii (there may still be a tug as well). It may not be the most accurate history (“USS Constellation…one of the original six frigates of the US Navy” –no that was a different ship, there are minor errors as well), but it is entertaining, including some first-person accounts that convey why ships of this class were so loved.
Since we are now seeing long delays in our ship building, it’s worth noting that she was built in the Philidelphia Navy Ship Yard. Four 327 foot cutters, Campbell (32), Duane (33), Ingham (35), and Taney (37), were laid down in a dry dock on 1 May 1935. All four were launched simultaneously 3 June 1936, 13 months later. All four were commissioned less than 18 months after the keels were laid, Taney taking the longest. Campbell was commissioned only 412 days after being laid down.
About a thousand years ago (1982-84) I was XO on the Duane. I loved that ship. Twelve years ago, I did a post on the class: 327s–Why Were They So Successful?
There is also this post about a sister ship: How Spencer Became the Coast Guard’s Top U-Boat Killer, Thank You Royal Navy
