USCGC Aurora

History
United States Coast Guard
Name	USCGC Aurora
Namesake	Aurora
Builder	Bath Iron Works
Laid down	January 1931
Launched	28 November 1931
Commissioned	December 1931
Decommissioned	17 January 1968
Identification	WPC-103
Honours &; awards	Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Fate	Sold, 16 December 1968
General characteristics
Class & type	Thetis-class patrol boat
Displacement	337 long tons (342 t) (1933) ; 350 long tons (360 t) (1945);
Length	165 ft (50 m)
Beam	25 ft 3 in (7.70 m)
Draft	7 ft 8 in (2.34 m) (1933); 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) (1945);
Installed power	1,340 bhp
Propulsion	2 × Winton Model 158 6-cylinder diesels 1,340 brake horsepower (1,000 kW)
Speed	11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph) cruising; 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) maximum;
Range	1,750 statute miles (14 knots); 3,000 statute miles (11 knots); 6,417 statute miles (6 knots);
Complement	44 (1933); 75 (1945);
Sensors &; processing systems	None (1933; SF Radar (1945); QCO Sonar (1945);
Armament	1933; 1 × 3 inch gun; 1 × 1-pounder ; 1941; 1 × 3 inch gun; 1 × Y-gun; 2 x depth charge tracks; 1945; 2 x single-mount 3"/50 caliber gun; 2 x single mount 20mm/80 cannon; 2 x depth charge tracks; 2 x Y-guns; 2 x Mousetraps;

USCGC Aurora (WPC-103) was a 165-foot (50 m), steel-hulled, diesel-powered Thetis-class patrol boat of the United States Coast Guard.

History

United States Coast Guard
Name	USCGC Aurora
Namesake	Aurora
Builder	Bath Iron Works
Laid down	January 1931
Launched	28 November 1931
Commissioned	December 1931
Decommissioned	17 January 1968
Identification	WPC-103
Honours & awards	Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Fate	Sold, 16 December 1968
General characteristics
Class & type	Thetis-class patrol boat
Displacement	337 long tons (342 t) (1933) 350 long tons (360 t) (1945)
Length	165 ft (50 m)
Beam	25 ft 3 in (7.70 m)
Draft	7 ft 8 in (2.34 m) (1933) 10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) (1945)
Installed power	1,340 bhp
Propulsion	2 × Winton Model 158 6-cylinder diesels 1,340 brake horsepower (1,000 kW)
Speed	11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph) cruising 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) maximum
Range	1,750 statute miles (14 knots) 3,000 statute miles (11 knots) 6,417 statute miles (6 knots)
Complement	44 (1933) 75 (1945)
Sensors & processing systems	None (1933 SF Radar (1945) QCO Sonar (1945)
Armament	1933 1 × 3 inch gun 1 × 1-pounder 1941 1 × 3 inch gun 1 × Y-gun 2 x depth charge tracks 1945 2 x single-mount 3"/50 caliber gun 2 x single mount 20mm/80 cannon 2 x depth charge tracks 2 x Y-guns 2 x Mousetraps