USCGC Triton (WPC-116)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Triton.
USCGC Triton (WPC-116), a steel-hulled, diesel-powered Thetis-class patrol boat[1] of the United States Coast Guard, was the fourth commissioned ship of the United States to be named for Triton, a Greek demigod of the sea who was the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite. She served almost simultaneously with the submarine of the same name. Today, she serves as a tour boat in New York City for Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises, and carries the name Circle Line XVII.
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Triton as Circle Line XVII in 2016. | |
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United States | |
Name | Triton |
Ordered | 17 November 1933 |
Completed | 1934 |
Commissioned | 20 November 1934 |
Decommissioned | 1967 |
Fate | Repowered and converted to passenger vessel for Circle Line in New York City in 1973 |
United States | |
Name | Circle Line XVII |
Owner | Circle Line Sightseeing Cruises |
Acquired | 1973 |
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Status | In service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Thetis-class patrol boat |
Displacement | 337 long tons (342 t) |
Length | 165 ft (50 m) |
Beam | 25 ft 3 in (7.70 m) |
Draft | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) |
Speed | 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
Complement | 50 |
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