U.S.C.G. Cutter Tamaroa (WHEC-166)

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U.S.C.G. Cutter Tamaroa (WHEC-166)

1/700 WATERLINE SERIES

U.S.C.G. Cutter

TAMAROA WHEC-166

Kit# BFM-708B

U.S.C.G. Cutter Tamaroa (WHEC-166)

As fitted in 1991.

KIT # BFM-708B: $30.00 Dollars US

Kit includes:

Turned brass barrel

PE and Brass Rod

4 rigid hull inflatable rescue boats (RHIB)

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PARTS LIST

A: HULL (1)

B: PILOT HOUSE/BRIDGE DECK (1)

C: MAIN DECK (1)

D: BOAT DECK (1)

E: FLAG BAG (2) (required 1 - 1 extra)

F: DERRICK SUPPORTS (2)

best replaced with brass rod (provided)

G: STACK (1)

H: 3”/50 (2) (required 1 - 1 extra)

I: Turned Brass Barrel (1)

J: Rigid hull inflatable rescue boats (RHIB) (2)

K: Small Rigid hull inflatable rescue boats (RHIB) (required 1 - 1 extra)

L: Boat derricks for RHIB (2)

O: ANCHOR (2)

P: SEARCHLIGHT (2) (Check References)

Q: SEARCHLIGHT PLATFORM (2) (Check References)

R: MONITOR ROOM PLATFORM (1)

S: TWO POST BOLLARD (7) (required 2 - 5 extra)

T: PHOTO ETCHED BRASS SHEET (1)

U: BRASS ROD 2 sizes (4" of .030 & 2" of .020)

Colourcoat recommendation's

Kit No. BFM-708B: C 03 White, M 04 Aluminum on steel decks, M 22 Spar on funnel; we don’t do the International Orange for the hull stripe—that’s FS 12199.for

Also in Model Master

MM 4224 Coast Guard Red (for the hull stripe)

MM 4225 Coast Guard Orange

Supporting Cad Design PE sets you may want to consider . 753 Naval Doors, 754 Inclined Ladder and 759 Deck Hatches. All are available in our TomsModelworks 1/700 PE catalog.

One of the most publicized events in the Tamaroa's history occurred in 1991 during the so called "No Name Storm of Halloween, 1991," immortalized in the book The Perfect Storm by Sebastian Junger. The Tamaroa rescued three persons from the sailboat Satori 75-miles off Nantucket Island.

Tamaroa, 1943

ex-Zuni; ATF-95; WAT / WATF / WMEC-166

Call Sign: NNGR

Builder:  Commercial Iron Works, Portland Oregon

Commissioned: 9 October 1943 (USN); 29 June 1946 (USCG)

Decommissioned: 1 February 1994 (USCG)

Length: 205' 6"

Beam: 39' 3-1/4"

Draft: 18' (navigational draft, 1994)

Displacement: 1,641 tons (full load, 1966); 1,731 tons (full load, 1994)

Propulsion: Diesel-electric: 4 General Motors model 12-278 diesels driving 4 Allis Chalmers generators driving 4 electric motors; 3,010 SHP; single 4-bladed propeller

Performance:
     Max: 16.1 knots; 4,055 mile range
     Economic: 10.1 knots; 13,097 mile range (1966)

Fuel Oil: 66,363 (1994)

Complement: 64 (1961); 84 (1994)

Armament:  1 x 3"/50 (1966)

Electronics:
     Radar: SPN-25 (1966)

For the complete story visit the USCG site:

http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/WEBCUTTERS/Tamaroa1943.html

For more photo's

http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/WEBCUTTERS/Tamaroa1943_Photos.html