USCGC Dione

History
USCGC Dione during World War II
United States
Name	USCGC Dione
Namesake	Greek Titaness Dione
Builder	Manitowoc Shipbuilding Corporation
Cost	$258,000 US
Laid down	1933
Launched	June 30, 1934
Commissioned	October 5, 1934
Recommissioned	February 4, 1951
Decommissioned	July 23, 1947 February 8, 1963
Homeport	Norfolk, Virginia
Identification	WPC-107
Fate	Sold on February 24, 1964
General characteristics
Class & type	Thetis-class patrol boat
Displacement	337 tons (1933) 350 tons (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 (3.0 m) (1945)
Speed	16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) (maximum)
Complement	5 officers, 39 men (1933) 7 officers, 68 men (1945)
Armament	1 x 3"/23; 1 x 1-pounder (1933) 1 x 3"/23; 2 x depth charge tracks; 1 x Y-gun (1941) 2 x 3"/50; 2 x 20mm/80; 2 x depth charge tracks; 2 x Mousetraps; 2 x Y-guns (1945)

USCGC Dione (WPC-107) was a United States Coast Guard Cutter and Thetis-class patrol boat that served off the East Coast of the United States from 1934 until 1963. She was most prominent for her role as an anti-submarine ship during World War II, operating in the region off the Outer Banks of North Carolina nicknamed "Torpedo Alley".