USCGC General Greene

	USCGC General Greene, 1962
History
United States
Name	USCGC General Greene (WPC-140/WSC-140)
Namesake	Nathanael Greene, American Revolutionary War general
Builder	American Brown Boveri Electric Corporation, Camden, New Jersey
Cost	$90,000 USD
Launched	14 February 1927
Commissioned	7 April 1927
Decommissioned	15 November 1968
Fate	Sold, 1976
General characteristics
Type	Patrol boat
Displacement	232 long tons (236 t)
Length	125 ft (38 m)
Beam	23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)
Draft	7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
Propulsion	2 × 8-cylinder, 268A General Motors 850 hp late 1950s to decommission300 hp (224 kW) engines
Speed	1945; Maximum: 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph); Cruise: 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) 8-268A Max speed 19kn cruise 12.5kn;
Range	3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi); At max. speed: 2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi);
Complement	3 officers, 17 men (1960)
Armament	1927: ; 1 × 3"/27 caliber gun; 1941: ; 1 × 3"/23 caliber gun; 2 × depth charge tracks; 1945:; 1 × 40 mm/80 gun; 2 × 20 mm/80 guns; 2 × depth charge tracks; 2 × Mousetrap ASW; 1960: ; 1 × 40 mm/60 gun;

USCGC General Greene (WPC/WSC/WMEC-140), was a 125 ft (38 m) United States Coast Guard Active-class patrol boat, in commission from 1927 to 1968 and the fourth cutter to bear the name of the famous Revolutionary War general, Nathanael Greene. She served during the Rum Patrol, World War II and into the 1960s performing defense, law enforcement, ice patrol, and search and rescue missions.

History
USCGC General Greene, 1962
United States
Name	USCGC General Greene (WPC-140/WSC-140)
Namesake	Nathanael Greene, American Revolutionary War general
Builder	American Brown Boveri Electric Corporation, Camden, New Jersey
Cost	$90,000 USD
Launched	14 February 1927
Commissioned	7 April 1927
Decommissioned	15 November 1968
Fate	Sold, 1976
General characteristics
Type	Patrol boat
Displacement	232 long tons (236 t)
Length	125 ft (38 m)
Beam	23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)
Draft	7 ft 6 in (2.29 m)
Propulsion	2 × 8-cylinder, 268A General Motors 850 hp late 1950s to decommission300 hp (224 kW) engines
Speed	1945 Maximum: 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph) Cruise: 8 kn (15 km/h; 9.2 mph) 8-268A Max speed 19kn cruise 12.5kn
Range	3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) At max. speed: 2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi)
Complement	3 officers, 17 men (1960)
Armament	1927: 1 × 3"/27 caliber gun 1941: 1 × 3"/23 caliber gun 2 × depth charge tracks 1945: 1 × 40 mm/80 gun 2 × 20 mm/80 guns 2 × depth charge tracks 2 × Mousetrap ASW 1960: 1 × 40 mm/60 gun