Algonquin-class patrol boat

	USCGC Algonquin circa 1943
Class overview
Name	Algonquin class
Operators	United States Coast Guard
Completed	6
Lost	1
Retired	5
General characteristics
Type	Patrol boat
Notes	Some placed under United States Navy control during World War II

The Algonquin-class patrol boat were a class of cutters built for the United States Coast Guard in the early 1930s.^[1] These ships were placed under United States Navy control during World War II.

The cutters in this class were:

Escanaba was the lead ship in this class of Coast Guard cutters, but she exploded and sank while serving as part of the Greenland Patrol.

References

1 2 Canney, Donald L. (1995). U.S. Coast Guard and Revenue Cutters, 1790–1935. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. pp. 110–111. ISBN 978-1-55750-101-1.

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