CG-74339 (ex CG-255) was a wooden-hulled patrol vessel in commission in the fleet of the United States Coast Guard.
She was laid down at the Alameda, California shipyard of the A. W. de Young Boat & Shipbuilding Company, one of 203 "Six-Bitters" ordered by the United States Coast Guard,[1][2] 10 of which were built by de Young.
[3] She was designed for long-range picket and patrol duty during Prohibition for postings 20 to 30 miles from shore.
[4] She was laid down on 18 August 1924, launched on 25 November 1924, and delivered 26 December 1924.
[1] By 1943, during World War II, she was designated CG-74339 (the "74" referring to her length of 74 feet 11 inches).