Mohican

Above photo courtesy Terrance Wright   Specifications  Displacement: 348 tons Length: 110' Beam: 26'5" Draft: 11'6" Speed: 12 knots Armament: 2 20mm Complement: 2 warrants, 14 enlisted Diesel engines, single screw, 1,000 hp   Stationed at New York, NY from 1944 - 1947, then transferred to Norfolk VA until 1975 when she was moved to Portsmouth VA. being used for icebreaking, law enforcement and search and rescue work. 5 February 1957 she assisted the Italian MV Emanuele V. Parodi following a explosion aboard that vessel. 26 February 1965 she assisted the German MV Black Swan fighting a fire aboard at Hampton Roads. June 6 1965 Mohican was designated OSC following a collision between Norwegian MV Blue Master and USS Hartley off Cape Henry, VA. 14 April 1966 she escorted the Israeli MV Avadet following a fire off Norfolk VA. Medevaced a crewman from MV Texaco Mississippi off Hampton Roads on 7 July 1969.29 November 1969 towed disabled PC Carefree from Ship Shoal Inlet to Portsmouth, VA. 4 July 1970 assisted fighting fire in a oil storage tank at Sewell's Point, VA Decommissioned 26 June 1986

 

Hull Number	Builder	Keel Laid	Launched	Commissioned	Disposition
WYTM-73	Ira S. Bushey & Sons Brooklyn, N.Y.	10 Nov 42	16 June 43	29 Feb 44	Decomm 26 June 1986

The CGC Mohican renamed as the Darlene Bisso

The Darlene Bisso was sold to the Dominican Republic and is now the Catuan