Allied Warships

USCGC Icarus (WPC 110)

Patrol vessel of the Argo class

NavyThe United States Coast Guard
TypePatrol vessel
ClassArgo 
PennantWPC 110 
Built byBath Iron Works (Bath, Maine, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down21 Jan 1931 
Launched19 Mar 1932 
Commissioned1 Apr 1932 
End service8 Oct 1947 
History

Decommissioned on 8 October 1947.
Sold on 1 July 1948.

 

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Notable events involving Icarus include:


9 May 1942
German U-boat U-352 was sunk south of Cape Hatteras, in position 34°13'N, 76°34'W, by depth charges from the US Coast Guard cutter USCGC Icarus (Lt.Cdr. M.D. Jester, USCG).


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