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WPC-104 / AG-35 Calypso

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign: November - Romeo - Golf - Charlie

USS Calypso (AG-35) was acquired from the US Coast Guard and returned during World War II
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Precedence of awards is from left to right
American Defense Service Medal - American Campaign Medal - World War II Victory Medal
165 foot WPC Coast Guard Cutter
  • Laid down (date unknown) at Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME.
  • Launched, 1 January 1932
  • Commissioned USCG Calypso (WPC-104), 16 January 1932
  • Decommissioned, 17 May 1941
  • Acquired by the Navy, 17 May 1941, for use as a presidential yacht escort
  • Converted to a Potomac Class Miscellaneous Auxiliary
  • Commissioned USS Calypso (AG-35), 17 May 1941, Chief Boatswain J. H. Keevers in command
  • Decommissioned and struck from the Naval Register, 20 January 1942
  • Recommissioned by the Coast Guard, 20 January 1942
  • Decommissioned, 18 July 1947
  • Sold, 2 November 1955, to Birchfield Boiler, Inc., Tacoma, Washington for $15,564
  • Acquired, 2 November 1955, by Circle Line, (New York), converted into a harbor tour boat and renamed M/V Circle Line XI
    Specifications:
    Displacement
    1933 - 337 tons full load
    1945 - 350 tons full load
    Length 165'
    Beam 25' 3"
    Draft 13' 2" (mean)
    Speed 16 kts
    Complement
    USCG 1933 - 5 Officers, 39 Enlisted
    USN 1941 - 2 Officers, 54 Enlisted
    USCG 1945 - 7 Officers, 68 Enlisted
    Armament
    1933 - one 3"/23, one 1-pounder
    1941 - one 3"/23, one Y-gun, two depth charge tracks
    1945: two single 3"/50 dual purpose gun mounts, two single 20mm/80, two depth charge tracks, two Y-guns, tow Mousetraps
    Performance:
    Cruising - 11.0 knots for 3,000 statute miles
    Economic - 6.0 knots for 6,417 statute miles
    Propulsion two Winton Model 158 6 cylinder diesels, BHP - 1340 shp, twin 3 blade propellers
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    Calypso 21k USCGC Calypso probably after launching, 6 January 1932, at Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME. Circle Lines web site
    View the Calypso (AG-35)
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center web site
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    The CG History Center
    U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office - Calypso, 1932 WPC-104
    M/V Circle Line XI
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