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USCGC Davey (WYT 81)



Call sign (World War II):
Nan - Roger - King - Uncle

ex-USCGC Davey (CG 19)



Call sign (1919):
George - Vice - Have - Mike

ex-USS Davey
ex-USRC Davey

Davey served the Revenue Cutter Service, the U. S. Navy and the Coast Guard

Revenue Cutter/Harbor Tug:

  • Built in 1908 by Pusey and Jones, Wilmington, DE
  • Christened by Miss Ann S. Garrett of Wilmington, DE and launched 14 March 1908
  • Commissioned USRC Davey 6 August 1908
  • Transferred to the Navy 6 April 1917
  • Returned to the Coast Guard 28 August 1919
  • Designated CG-19)
  • Reclassified WYT-81
  • Decommissioned 17 July 1945 and sold
  • Fate unknown.

    Complement: Six

    1919 - 10
  • Armament: One 1-pounder
  • Propulsion: One Roberts boiler, one 350hp vertical compound steam engine, one shaft.
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    for full size image    		 Size Image Description Source
    Davey 69k Original photo: Photo from the 1914 edition of Jane's Fighting Ships
    Replacement photo: Photo from "U.S. Coast Guard Cutters and Craft of World War II" by Robert L. Scheina    		 Robert Hurst
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