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USCGC Winona (WHEC-65)
USCGC ''Winona'' (WHEC-65) was an Owasco class cutter, ''Owasco'' class high endurance cutter built for World War II service with the United States Coast Guard. The war ended before the ship was completed and consequently she did not see wartime service until the Vietnam War. ''Winona'' was built by Western Pipe & Steel at the company's San Pedro, California, San Pedro shipyard. Named after Winona Lake, Indiana, she was commissioned as a patrol gunboat with ID number WPG-65 on 19 April 1946. Her ID was later changed to WHEC-65 (HEC for "High Endurance Cutter" - the "W" signifies a Coast Guard vessel) Peacetime service From 15 August 1946 to 11 September 1947, ''Winona'' was stationed at San Pedro, California, and used for law enforcement, ocean station, and search and rescue operations. She was subsequently homeported at Port Angeles, Washington, until 31 May 1974.Scheina (1990), pp 25–26 On 17 November 1948, she towed the disabled MV ''Herald of Morning''. On 10 June 1949 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Pipe And Steel Company
The Western Pipe and Steel Company (WPS) was an American manufacturing company that is best remembered today for its construction of ships for the Maritime Commission in World War II. It also built ships for the U.S. Shipping Board in World War I and took part in the construction of the giant Grand Coulee Dam project in the 1930s. Early history The origins of the company are somewhat obscure. It appears it was organized in Los Angeles, California around 1907 by two brothers named Talbot and possibly a partner named T. A. Hays. Hays, a businessman with 21 years experience in the steel industry, was at some stage appointed Vice President of the new company, which in this period was a small-calibre steel pipe and metal casings manufacturer. An early President of the company was James A. Talbot, later to make and lose a fortune as the head of the Richfield Oil Company. Western Pipe & Steel quickly began to expand its operations. In 1910 it established a factory in Taft, Californi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
