Belmont, 1942
WYP-341
Builder: Akers Mek. Vaerks, Oslo, Norway
Commissioned: 1929 (commercial), 14 December 1942 Coast Guard
Decommissioned: 18 October 1945 and sold 20 November 1946
Length: 115' 7"
Navigation Draft: 13' 2"
Beam: 23' 9"
Displacement: 588 tons full load
Propulsion: steam, single screw
Shaft Power: 750 SHP
Maximum Speed: NA
Economical Speed: NA
Fuel Capacity: NA
Water Capacity: NA
Endurance: 12 knots, 1,900 mile radius
Complement: NA
Armament: NA
Vessel History:
A former whaler transferred to the Coast Guard from the War Shipping Administration. The Coast Guard crews found her crowded and wet. Conversion costs were $220,285.
The Belmont performed patrol duty in the EASTSEAFRON and was stationed at Balboa, Canal Zone and Miami, Florida.
Sources:
Cutter History File, Coast Guard Historian's Office.
Robert Scheina. U.S. Coast Guard Cutters & Craft of World War II. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1982.