The USCG Cutter Duane (WPG-33/WHEC-33) (earlier known as the U.S.C.G.C. William J. Duane) was a cutter in the United States Coast Guard. Her keel was Laid on 1 May 1935 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was launched on June 3, 1936 as a search and rescue and law enforcement vessel. The "Treasury" class Coast Guard cutters (sometimes referred to as the "Secretary" or 327-foot class) were all named for former secretarie...
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The USCG Cutter Duane (WPG-33/WHEC-33) (earlier known as the U.S.C.G.C. William J. Duane) was a cutter in the United States Coast Guard. Her keel was Laid on 1 May 1935 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was launched on June 3, 1936 as a search and rescue and law enforcement vessel. The "Treasury" class Coast Guard cutters (sometimes referred to as the "Secretary" or 327-foot class) were all named for former secretaries of the Treasury Department. The cutter Duane was named for William John Duane, who served as the third Secretary of the Treasury to serve under President Andrew Jackson.
After fitting out, she departed the Philadelphia Navy Yard on 16 October 1936 and arrived at Oakland on 24 November. She was then assigned to temporary duty in Honolulu, and arrived there on 9 December 1936, to participate in the U.S. colonization efforts of the Line Island in the Pacific. The Duane then returned to her permanent homeport of Oakland, arriving on 25 February...
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