COAST GUARD CUTTERS
RANGE:........................ 1,200 nautical miles
COMPLEMEN T: ............ 16
BUILDER:.....................Dubuque Boat & Boiler
Homeport
WLIC 315 Smilax ...................................................Atlantic Beach, N.C.
75-Foot Class
DISPLACEMENT: .........140 tons full load
LENGTH:...................... 75 feet
BEAM: .......................... 22 feet
SPEED:......................... 11 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........diesel, 2 shafts, 673 bhp
RANGE:........................ 1,287 nautical miles
COMPLEMEN T: ............ 13
BUILDERS:................... WLIC 75301, 75302, Gibbs Shipyard;
75303-75305, McDermott Shipbuilding;
75306, Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding; 75309,
75310, Dorchester Shipbuilding
Homeport
WLIC 75301 Anvil.........................................................Charleston, S.C.
WLIC 75302 Hammer .......................................................Mayport, Fla.
WLIC 75303 Sledge ........................................................Baltimore, Md.
WLIC 75304 Mallett..............................................Corpus Christi, Texas
WLIC 75305 Vise ....................................................St. Petersburg, Fla.
WLIC 75306 Clamp.....................................................Galveston, Texas
WLIC 75309 Hatchet..................................................Galveston, Texas
WLIC 75310 Axe..........................................................Morgan City, La.
RIVER BUOY TENDERS (WLR)
BRIEFING: The Coast Guard’s 18 river buoy tenders operate on
inland rivers, deploying aids-to-navigation buoys and day
boards to mark the ever-changing river channels and facilitate
the safe flow of commerce.
65-Foot Class
DISPLACEMENT: ......... 145 tons full load
LENGTH:...................... 65 feet
BEAM: .......................... 21 feet
SPEED:......................... 11 knots
POWER PLANT: ...........diesel, 2 shafts, 673 bhp
RANGE:........................ 1,239 nautical miles
COMPLEMENT: ............ 12
BUILDERS:................... WLR 65501, 65502, Platzer Shipyard;
65503-65506, Gibbs Shipyard
Homeport
WLR 65501 Ouachita..............................................Chattanooga, Tenn.
WLR 65502 Cimarron..................................................Buchanan, Tenn.
WLR 65503 Obion.........................................................Owensboro, Ky.
WLR 65504 Scioto...........................................................Keokuk, Iowa
WLR 65505 Osage..........................................................Sewickley, Pa.
WLR 65506 Sangamon...................................................East Peoria, Ill.
75-Foot Class
DISPLACEMENT: ......... 141 tons full load
LENGTH:...................... 75 feet
BEAM: .......................... 22 feet
SPEED:......................... 11 knots ( 12 knots for 75500, 75501)
POWER PLANT:...........diesel, 2 shafts, 673 bhp (1000 bhp for
75500, 75501)
RANGE:........................ 2,285 nautical miles
COMPLEMENT: ............ 13
BUILDERS:................... WLR 75307, Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding;
75401, St. Louis Shipbuilding & Drydock;
75402-75405, Maxon Construction;
75406-75409, Halter Marine; 75500, 75501,
Avondale Industries
Homeport
WLR 75307 Wedge ........................................................Demopolis, Ala.
WLR 75401 Gasconade....................................................Omaha, Neb.
WLR 75402 Muskingum...................................................Sallisaw, Okla.
WLR 75403 Wyaconda ...................................................Dubuque, Iowa
WLR 75404 Chippewa ................................................Buchanan, Tenn.
WLR 75405 Cheyenne.....................................................St. Louis, Mo.
WLR 75406 Kickapoo ..................................................Vicksburg, Miss.
WLR 75407 Kanawha....................................................Pine Bluff, Ark.
WLR 75408 Patoka ......................................................Greenville, Miss.
WLR 75409 Chena............................................................Hickman, Ky.
WLR 75500 Kankakee ..................................................Memphis, Tenn.
WLR 75501 Greenbrier...................................................Natchez, Miss.
HARBOR TUGS, SMALL (WYTL)
BRIEFING: The primary missions of the Coast Guard’s small
harbor tugs are domestic icebreaking, port security, search-and-rescue and law-enforcement operations on rivers and near-shore
areas. They are capable of breaking ice up to 12 inches thick.
65-Foot Class
DISPLACEMENT: ......... 74 tons full load
LENGTH:...................... 65 feet
BEAM: .......................... 19 feet
SPEED:......................... 10 knots
POWER PLANT:........... 1 5,400-hp diesel
RANGE:........................ 1,700 nautical miles
COMPLEMENT: ............ 6
BUILDERS:................... WYTLs 65601, 65602, 65604, Gibbs
Shipyard; 65607-65612, Barbour Boat Works;
65614, 65615, Western Boatbuilding
Homeport
WYTL 65601 Capstan .................................................Philadelphia, Pa.
WYTL 65602 Chock .......................................................Baltimore, Md.
WYTL 65604 Tackle ....................................................Rockland, Maine
WYTL 65607 Bridle........................................Southwest Harbor, Maine
WYTL 65608 Pendant ....................................................Boston, Mass.
WYTL 65609 Shackle.........................................South Portland, Maine
WYTL 65610 Hawser ......................................................Bayonne, N.J.
WYTL 65611 Line ...........................................................Bayonne, N.J.
WYTL 65612 Wire ........................................................Saugerties, N. Y.
WYTL 65614 Bollard ...............................................New Haven, Conn.
WYTL 65615 Cleat......................................................Philadelphia, Pa.
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