AH-WR-0332

USCGC General Greene

Coast Guard Cutter · United States · Lost 1960 · Cape Cod & Nantucket Shoals

A veteran Coast Guard cutter that had served through Prohibition and World War II was blown ashore, disabled, in a 1960 Cape Cod storm.

Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents. See the documented evidence.

Documented Likeness. Drawn from surviving builder's plans or clear photographs of this vessel. See the documented evidence.

The Vessel and Her Loss

General Greene was a 125-foot Coast Guard patrol boat commissioned in 1927 that served through Prohibition rum patrols, World War II, and postwar Korean-era duty. On 6 March 1960 she was disabled in a storm and blown onto Spring Hill Beach in Sandwich, Massachusetts. She was pulled free without serious damage and served until decommissioning in 1968.

Vessel

Built: 1927
Registry: WPC/WSC/WMEC-140
Builder: American Brown Boveri Electric Corporation
Yard: Camden, New Jersey
Material: Steel
Length: 125 ft
Beam: 23 ft
Tonnage: 232
Propulsion: Diesel, twin screw
Owners: United States Coast Guard

Loss

Date: March 6, 1960
Cause: Storm
Location: Spring Hill Beach, Sandwich, Massachusetts
Water: Cape Cod Bay
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: 0
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: Not established
Condition: Pulled off the beach without lasting damage and returned to service
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Not established

Position

Coordinates: 41.77° N 70.42° W
Accuracy: Approximate position
Nearest: Sandwich, Massachusetts
Region: Cape Cod & Nantucket Shoals

Evidence

Overall confidence: Well documented (90/100)

U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office
Vessel history and stranding incident.