Busko, 1942
WYP
Builder: Hans Graudal, Opsanger, Norway
Commissioned: 1926 (commercial); 24 January 1942 (USCG)
Decommissioned: ?
Length: 105'
Beam: 22' 7"
Draft: 10' 7"
Displacement: 142 gross tons
Propulsion: ?
Performance: ?
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Deck Gear: ?
Complement: ?
Armament: ?
Electronics: ?
HISTORY:
Busko was a former Norwegian fishing vessel that was commissioned into Coast Guard service on 24 January 1942 for use as a patrol craft in Greenland waters. She was assigned to CINCLANT and was based out of Boston, Massachusetts.
Sources:
Cutter History File. USCG Historian's Office, USCG HQ, Washington, D.C.
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Washington, DC: USGPO.
Robert Scheina. U.S. Coast Guard Cutters & Craft of World War II. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1982.