USCGC Southwind (WAGB-280) [SEP] vessel class
USCGC Southwind
USCGC "Southwind" (WAGB-280) was a "Wind"-class icebreaker that served in the United States Coast Guard as USCGC "Southwind" (WAG-280), the Soviet Navy as the Admiral Makarov, the United States Navy as USS "Atka" (AGB-3) and again in the U.S. Coast Guard as USCGC "Southwind" (WAGB-280).
Construction.
Southwind was the 3rd of the Wind-class of icebreakers operated by the United States Coast Guard. Her keel was laid on 20 July 1942 at
- USCGC "Mackinaw" (WAGB-83) (1944–2006; museum ship)
- Wind class
- USCGC "Staten Island" (WAGB-278) (1944–1974; broken up)
- USCGC "Eastwind" (WAGB-279) (1944–1968; broken up in 1976–1977)
- USCGC "Southwind" (WAGB-280) (1944–1974; broken up in 1976)
- USCGC "Westwind" (WAGB-281) (1944–1988; likely broken up)
- USCGC "Northwind" (WAGB-282) (1945–1989; broken up in