Warship Wednesday 3 June 2026: The Mighty Mud Duck

Here at LSOZI, we take a break every Wednesday to explore the old steam/diesel navies from 1833 to 1954, profiling a different ship each week. These ships have a life, a tale all their own, which sometimes takes them to the strangest places.- Christopher Eger If you enjoy my always ad-free Warship Wednesday content, you can support it by buying me a cup of joe at https://buymeacoffee.com/lsozi As Henk says: “Warship Coffee – no sugar, just a pinch of salt!” Warship Wednesday 3 June 2026: The Mighty Mud Duck USCG Historians Office Above we see the 240-foot Tampa-class cruising cutter/gunboat USCGC Modoc (WPG-46) in her circa 1922-1940 peacetime white and buff livery, likely somewhere off North Carolina, her stomping grounds when not on ice patrol. A hard-charger in an interesting class of cutters, Modoc had several brushes with history during her career and wartime service. The Tampas In late 1917, with 47 USCG cutters and 272 boat stations transferred to the Navy’s control under the…