For other ships of the same name, see USCGC Vigilant.
| USCGC Vigilant (WPC-154) | |
|---|---|
| Career (USA) |  |
| Name: | USCGC Vigilant |
| Builder: | American Brown Boveri Electric Corporation, Camden, New Jersey |
| Launched: | 25 April 1927 |
| Commissioned: | 3 May 1927 |
| Decommissioned: | 1966 |
| Fate: | Sold in 1966 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Active-class patrol boat |
| Displacement: | 232 tons |
| Length: | 125 feet |
| Beam: | 23.5 feet |
| Draft: | 7.5 feet |
| Propulsion: | 2 x 6-cylinder, 300 hp engines |
| Speed: |
Maximum: 13 knots, 1945 Cruise: 8.0 knots |
| Range: |
3,500 miles Max. Speed: 2,500 miles |
| Complement: | 3 officers, 17 men (1960) |
| Armament: |
1927: 1x 3"/27 1941: 1 x 3"/23, 2 x depth charge tracks |
USCGC Vigilant (WPC-154) was an Active-class patrol boat of the United States Coast Guard. She was 125-foot, steel-hulled, twin-screw, diesel-powered cutter primarily outfitted for Aids to Navigation work. She was involved in the rescue of survivors of several U-boat attacks off central Florida in the 1940s.
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