USS Kickapoo, aft view

Creator

unknown

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Circa Date

ca 1940s

Subject Date

ca 1940s

Description

A view of the U.S. Coast Guard ship WAGL-56 USS Kickapoo on the Penobscot River breaking ice.

• 157' class Tug/Icebreaker/Buoy Tender:
• Displacement: 848 tons
• Length: 157'4"
• Beam: 35'
• Draft: 14'6"
• Speed: 11.5 knots
• Armament: None
• Complement: 1 officer, 3 warrants, 36 enlisted
• Triple-expansion steam engine, single screw, 1,000 hp
• Built at Bethlehem Steel, Elizabeth Port, N.J., and commissioned 21 Jnauary 1922

During World War II, Kickapoo was assigned to 1st District, stationed at Buzzards Bay, Mass. and Rockland, Me. She was used for ice-breaking and general aids to navigation duty.

Collection Name

Bangor Historical Society Collection

Keywords

coast guard, cutter, ice breaker, kickapoo, penobscot river, bangor

Location

Penobscot River

Medium

Photoprint

Dimensions

10.4 x 6.1 cm.