USCGC Alert (WMEC-127)
USCGC Alert (WMEC-127) was a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter and was the fourth cutter to carry the name. The vessel was launched on 30 November 1926, commissioned 27 January 1927 and decommissioned 10 January 1969, later to be converted into a museum ship.
 Alert seen moored in Portland, Oregon in 2019. | |
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| Builder: | American Brown Boveri Electrical Corporation, Camden, NJ |
| Launched: | 30 November 1926 |
| Commissioned: | 27 January 1927 |
| Decommissioned: | 10 January 1969 |
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| Status: | Museum ship |
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| Class and type: | Active-class patrol boat |
| Displacement: | 232 tons |
| Length: | 125 feet |
| Beam: | 23.5 feet |
| Draft: | 7.5 feet |
| Propulsion: | 2 x 6-cylinder, 300 hp engines |
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| Complement: | 3 officers, 17 men (1960) |
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The ship is currently located in Portland, Oregon, and is being restored. [1]
While moored at Hayden Island, the Alert was part of a growing homeless encampment, named the "Pirates of the Columbia", due to criminal activity along the waterfront.[2] The ship was heavily damaged by graffiti and stripped of parts. In December 2020, the encampment was broken up and the dock to the Alert removed. [3]
Bibliography
External links
References
- The Former USCGC ALERT WSC-127, official Alert Museum website.
- Alert and the 'Pirates of the Columbia'
- Alert and homeless encampment clean up
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