USCGC Taney (WPG/WHEC-37) is a United States Coast Guard High Endurance Cutter, notable as the last ship floating that fought in the attack on Pearl Harbor. She was named for Roger B. Taney, formerly Secretary of the Treasury and Chief Justice of the United States.
She is also one of two Treasury-class Coast Guard Cutters still afloat. Serving her country for 50 years, the Taney saw action in both theaters of combat in World War II, serving as command ship at the Battle of Okinawa, and as part of fleet escort in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. She also served in the Vietnam War in Operation Market Time. Taney also patrolled the seas working in drug interdiction and fisheries protection and participated in the search for Amelia Earhart.
Displacement: 2,700 tons
Length: 327 ft (100 m)
Beam: 41 ft (12.5 m)
Propulsion: 2 Babcock and Wilcox boilers and 2 Westinghouse double reduction geared steam turbine engines. 6,200 hp (4,600 kW)
Speed: 21 knots (39 km/h)
Range: 8,270 nautical miles
(15,300 km)
Complement: 120–300 men (depending on time period)
Armament: depending on the time period,
1 to 4 × 5 in (127 mm) 38 caliber guns,
2 × 5 in (127 mm) 51 caliber guns,
2 × 6 lb (2.7 kg) saluting guns,
varying numbers of 50 caliber (12.7 mm) machine guns
Aircraft: originally 1 Grumman Seaplane, later removed
Motto: Semper Paratus
(Always Ready)