intensity and were measured aboard the cutter from seaward by civilian experts using photometers to determine the amount of light constituting a hazard to a merchant vessel passing between a submarine and a shore light. On one occasion the visibility of various navigational aids was tested. Proceeding to Jacksonville after three tests, the cutter underwent repairs until 28 February 1943, when she returned to her anti-submarine patrols in the 6th Naval District until the fall of 1945, when she was sent to Curtis Bay, Maryland, for decommissioning. Decommissioning Tallapoosa was decommissioned on 18 November 1945. On 22 July 1946 Tallapoosa was sold to the Caribbean Fruit and Steamship Company and renamed Santa Maria. Tallapoosas ships bell now resides in Tallapoosa, Georgia. Notes Footnotes Citations References cited External links Tallapoosa-class cutters Ships of the United States Coast Guard 1915 ships