No | Name | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
WPG45 | Haida | 16 | Union Construction Wks, Oakland | 9/1920 | 19.4.1921 | 10/1921 | sold 1.1948 |
WPG46 | Modoc | 17 | Union Construction Wks, Oakland | 10/1921 | 1.10.1922 | 12.1922 | for disposal 2.1947 |
WPG47 | Mojave | 18 | Union Construction Wks, Oakland | 1920 | 7.9.1921 | 12.1921 | for disposal 7.1947 |
WPG48 | Tampa | 19 | Union Construction Wks, Oakland | 9/1920 | 19.4.1921 | 9.1921 | for disposal 2.1947 |
Displacement standard, t |
1506 |
Displacement full, t |
1955 |
Length, m |
73.2 |
Breadth, m |
11.9 |
Draught, m |
5.03 |
No of shafts |
1 |
Machinery |
1 electric motor, 1 General Electric turbo-generator, 2 Babcock & Wilcox boilers |
Power, h. p. |
2600 |
Max speed, kts |
15 |
Fuel, t |
oil 300 |
Endurance, nm(kts) | 5500 (9) |
Armament |
WPG45, 47, 48: 2 x 1 - 127/51 Mk 7.8, 2 x 1 - 57/50 Mk 8, 1 x 1 - 37/50 Mk 4 WPG46: 2 x 1 - 127/51 Mk 7.8, 1 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 10, 2 x 1 - 57/50 Mk 8 |
Complement |
122 |
Project history: First cutters with diesel-electric machinery. They were served as prototypes for 10 "Lake" class cutters.
Modernizations:
1941, Modoc: - 2 x 1 - 57/50; + 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, 4 DCT, 2 DCR, QCJ-3 sonar1942, Haida, Mojave, Tampa: - 2 x 1 - 57/50, 1 x 1 - 37/50; + 1 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 20, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90, 4 DCT, 2 DCR, QCJ-2/3 sonar.
1943, Haida; Mojave, Tampa: - 2 x 1 - 127/51, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90; + 1 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 20, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 4, 2 x 4 - 178 Mousetrap Mk 20 ASWRL, SA, SL radars
1945, Modoc: - 2 x 1 - 127/51, 1 x 1 - 76/50, 2 x 1 - 12.7/90; + 2 x 1 - 76/50 Mk 20, SF-1, SC-3 radars
1945, Mojave: - SA, SL radars, QCJ-3 sonar; + SF-1, SC-3 radars, QCL-2 sonar
1945, Tampa: - SA, SL radars; + SF-1, SC-3 radars
1/1946, WPG45: 2 x 1 -76/50 Mk 20/21, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 2 x 4 - 178 Mousetrap Mk 20 ASWRL, 4 DCT, 2 DCR, radars, SA, SL radars, QCJ sonar
1/1946, WPG46, 48: 2 x 1 -76/50 Mk 20/21, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 2 x 4 - 178 Mousetrap Mk 20 ASWRL, 4 DCT, 2 DCR, radars, SC, SF radars, QCJ sonar
1/1946, WPG47: 2 x 1 -76/50 Mk 20/21, 4 x 1 - 20/70 Mk 10, 2 x 4 - 178 Mousetrap Mk 20 ASWRL, 4 DCT, 2 DCR, radars, SC, SF radars, QCL sonar
Naval service: No significant events.
Modoc
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