| Navy | The United States Coast Guard |
| Type | Cutter |
| Class | Algonquin |
| Pennant | WPG 77 |
| Built by | Defoe Shipbuilding Co. (Bay City, Michigan, U.S.A.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 1 Oct 1932 |
| Commissioned | 23 Nov 1932 |
| Lost | 13 Jun 1943 |
| Loss position | 60° 50'N, 52° 00'W |
| History | USCGC Escanaba (Lcmdr Carl Uno Peterson, USCG) was sunk by an explosion off Ivigtut, Greenland in position 60º50'N, 52º00'W. There were only two survivors out of a crew of 103 rescued by the Raritan and Amongst those killed was the commanding officer Lcmdr Peterson. |
Commands listed for USCGC Escanaba (WPG 77)
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and that we only list Commanding Officers for the duration of the Second World War.
| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | Lt.Cdr. Raymond Joseph Mauerman, USCG | Dec 1936 | Nov 1939 (1) |
| 2 | Lt.Cdr. John P. Murray, Jr., USCG | Nov 1939 | Mar 1942 (1) |
| 3 | Lt.Cdr. Carl Uno Peterson, USCG | Mar 1942 | 13 Jun 1943 (+) (1) |
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Notable events involving Escanaba include:
16 Jun 1942
USCGC Escanaba picks up 39 survivors from the American passenger ship Cherokee that was torpedoed and sunk by the German U-boat U-87 northeast of Cape Cod in position 42°25'N, 69°10'W.