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ACUSHNET (WMEC-167) class

Country of Origin: USA


 0 ACUSHNET-class MEDIUM ENDURANCE CUTTER (WMEC) (ex-U.S. Navy DIVER class)

 Name        Hull No.    Launched        Commissioned    Status
 ACUSHNET    WMEC-167    Apr. 1, 1943    Feb. 5, 1944    Stricken
   (ex-Coast Guard WAGO-167, WAT-167; ex-USS SHACKLE, ARS-9)

This was a former Navy salvage ship of the DIVER class. She was acquired from the U.S. Navy on June 29, 1946.

With the decommissioning of the STORIS (WMEC-38) on Feb. 8, 2007, ACUSHNET became the oldest cutter...

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