USCGC Taney, probably early 1944, equipped with four 5″/38s. She was in this configuration less than a year before being converted to an amphibious force flagship.
Coffee or Die has an article published on Coast Guard Day about the former USCGC Taney (WPG/WHEC-37), the last US warship to have survived Japan’s December 7, 1941 attack on Hawaii (there may still be a tug as well). It may not be the most accurate history (“USS Constellation…one of the original six frigates of the US Navy” –no that was a different ship, there are minor errors as well), but it is entertaining, including some first-person accounts that convey why ships of this class were so loved.
Since we are now seeing long delays in our ship building, it’s worth noting that she was built in the Philidelphia Navy Ship Yard. Four 327 foot cutters, Campbell (32), Duane (33), Ingham (35), and Taney (37), were laid down in a dry dock on 1 May 1935. All four were launched simultaneously 3 June 1936, 13 months later. All four were commissioned less than 18 months after the keels were laid, Taney taking the longest. Campbell was commissioned only 412 days after being laid down.
About a thousand years ago (1982-84) I was XO on the Duane. I loved that ship. Twelve years ago, I did a post on the class: 327s–Why Were They So Successful?
There is also this post about a sister ship: How Spencer Became the Coast Guard’s Top U-Boat Killer, Thank You Royal Navy
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I once walked her wooden deck in 1973 at the brand new base at Portsmouth. I was on the Ingram and I was visiting a friend.
GM1 Ashley
I was on Duane in 77 to 78
I was on the Ingham 1982-1984 and I was amazed with the engine room turbines and the raw power of steam propulsion! As a trained engineman, I was retrained by MK1 Mack Ferguson to understand and love the mechanical systems in the engine room. It was a pleasure to be aboard her and expand my knowledge and experience the attraction to the 327 class! Answering bells underway was almost like going back in time!
Chuck,
My father was in DUANE right out of the Academy in 1940, and commanded BIBB 1961-63. I rode with him back from Bermuda once, and have enjoyed reading about those beautiful ships over the years. Real ships. Jim McClelland
We are very fortunate to have two of them preserved. Taney has displays honoring the other ships of the class as well. I have not made it to Ingham.
There’s a lot to be said, learned, and applied for modern shipbuilders in regards to hull form and seaworthiness from the Secretary class. Imagine if these graceful, hydrodynamic, and seaworthy lines were combined with modern technology, like stabilizers. If I was a bazillionaire, that would be my choice of yacht.