Transferred To The United States Coast Guard
The Barnegat-class ships were very reliable and seaworthy and had good habitability, and the United States Coast Guard viewed them as ideal for ocean station duty, in which they would perform weather reporting, law enforcement, and search and rescue tasks, once they were modified by having a balloon shelter added aft and having oceanographic equipment, an oceanographic winch, and a hydrographic winch installed.
Casco was transferred to the United States Coast Guard on 19 April 1949, and was commissioned as USCGC Casco (WAVP-370) the same day.
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