83 Sailors Newsletter
Welcome to the 83 Footer Sailors Newsletter
This site is established for the purpose of giving a forum to the Iron Men of the "Matchbox Fleet" where they can stay in touch with old shipmates and look at the history of these little Cutters and the men who sailed them.
WPB-83394 July 9, 1948Photo courtesy of Jim Flynn
WPB-83468 February 27, 1953 at Curtis Bay, Maryland.She was one of a few converted to diesel and she appears to still be in ASW mode with Mousetraps deployed forward, 20 MM cannon aft and depth charge racks at the stern.
Photo courtesy of Jim Flynn
Another conversion, 83312, note portholes which were
installed on some of the earlier boats
A set of Panish controls
Model of the 83437 as configured during service in the Phillipines circa WWII
Reunion patch of 83484 commemorating the ships Y2K reunion
