USCGC Campbell (WPG-32)

USCGC Campbell (WPG-32) in final configuration
History
United States
Name	USCGC George W. Campbell (1936–37) USCGC Campbell (1937–84)
Namesake	George Washington Campbell
Builder	Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
Laid down	1 May 1935
Launched	3 June 1936
Commissioned	16 June 1936
Decommissioned	1 April 1982
Refit	1941, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1966
Identification	WPG-32
Nickname(s)	"Queen of the Seas"
Fate	Sunk as target ship
General characteristics
Class and type	Treasury-class cutter
Displacement	2,350 tons (original)
Length	327 ft (100 m)
Beam	41 ft (12 m)
Propulsion	2 × Babcock & Wilcox boilers 2 × Westinghouse double-reduction geared steam turbine engines, 6,200 hp (4,623 kW)
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range	8,270 nmi (15,320 km; 9,520 mi)
Complement	125 to 225 (depending on time period)
Armament	1936: 2 × 5 in (127 mm)/51 caliber guns (2×1); 2 × 6-pounder guns; 1 × 1-pounder pom-pom gun 1941: 3 × 5"/51 caliber (3×1); 3 × 3"/50 caliber guns (3×1); 4 × M2 Browning .50 caliber machine guns 2 × depth charge racks; 1 × "Y" gun depth charge projector. 1943: 2 × 5"/51 caliber gun (2×1); 4 × 3"/50 caliber (4×1); 2 × 20 mm/80 caliber Oerlikons (2x1); 1 × Hedgehog; 2 × "K" gun depth charge projectors; 2 × depth charge racks. 1945: 2 × 5"/38 caliber guns (2×1); 3 × 40 mm/60 caliber Bofors 6 × 20 mm/80 caliber (6×1) 1946: 1 × 5"/38 caliber; 2 × 40 mm/60 caliber Bofors (1×2); 8 × 20 mm/80 Oerlikon (8×1); 1 × Hedgehog 1966: 1 × 5"/38 caliber MK30 Mod75 (1×1); Mark 52 Mod 3 director; 1 × Mark 10 Mod 1 Hedgehog; 2 (P&S) × Mk 32 Mod 5 torpedo tubes, 4 × Mark 44 Mod 1 torpedoes; 2 × .50 cal. M2 Browning MG, 2 × MK-13 high altitude parachute flare mortars
Aircraft carried	originally 1 Grumman JF Duck seaplane (later removed)

USCGC Campbell (WPG-32) was a 327-foot (100 m) Secretary-class (also known as Treasury-class) United States Coast Guard ship built at the Philadelphia Navy Yard in 1935-1936 and commissioned in 1936. Seven similar "combat cutters" were built and named for secretaries of the United States Treasury.

Campbell was named for George Washington Campbell. She earned the title "Queen of the Seas" during a 46-year career, spanning World War II, the Korean War, and Vietnam War.