USCGC LANSING WDE-488



W488


USCGC LANSING WDE-488
June 11, 1952 to March 25, 1954


USCGC Lansing WDE 488 was commissioned 11 June 1952 in support of Korean War operations. The Lansing was one of twelve WWII Fairbanks-Morse reduction geared DE's loaned to the Coast Guard, performing weather patrol as well as search and rescue missions in the Pacific. The vessel was painted white with a yellow stack, one hundred was added to the number and it was redesignated WDE while in Coast Guard Service. In support of the new mission, a balloon shack was built aft of the stack. Improvements were made in the heads, galley, and berthing compartments. The USCGC Lansing WDE 488 was manned by Coast Guard crew members from commissioning date 11 June 1952 at Green Cove Springs, FL until decommissioning on March 29 1954 at San Diego, Pacific Reserve Fleet. A total of 273 men served aboard during the WDE years of Lansing.



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