USCGC Tamaroa WAT (WMEC) 166
Early Years - CG Years - Scrapbook - Decomm - After Decomm
The Tamaroa was originally the U.S. Navy commissioned vessel USS Zuni, a 205-foot salvage tug. She was one of 70 in her class. She served as a Navy tug until she was decommissioned and transferred to the Coast Guard on 29 June 1946. The Coast Guard, following the tradition of the time of naming cutters after Native American tribes, renamed her Tamaroa.
| Builder: | Commercial Iron Works, Portland, OR | |
| Launched: | 9 October 1943 (commissioned USCG 29 June 1946) | |
| Decommissioned: | 1 February 1994 | |
| Length: | 205' 6" | |
| Navigation draft: | 18' | |
| Beam: | 39' 3.25" | |
| Displacement: | 1,731 tons | |
| Propulsion: | Diesel-electric: 4 General Motors model 12-278 diesels | |
| Shaft horsepower: | 3,010 | |
| Maximum speed: | 16.1 knots | |
| Economical speed: | 8.0 knots | |
| Screw: | Single, four-bladed | |
| Fuel capacity: | 66,363 | |
| Water capacity: | 27,105 gallons | |
| Endurance (@ 8 knots): | 15,000 nautical miles | |
| Complement (1990): | 10 officers, 74 enlisted personnel | |
| Electronics: | Detection radar: SPN-25 (1961); Sonar: none | |
| Armament (1990): | 1 3"/50 |