Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Jun. 19—The United States Coast Guard Cutter Alder will depart Duluth and sail under the Aerial Lift Bridge for the last time in July, the Coast Guard announced Friday. After spending over 16 ...
USCGC Alder (WLB-216) is the final Juniper-class, 225-foot (69 m) seagoing buoy tender of the United States Coast Guard. Alder was built by Marinette Marine Corporation and launched on February 7, 2004. Alder ' s maiden voyage was on September 12, 2004. From commissioning until August 2022, Alder was assigned to Duluth, Minnesota as its home port.
In 2021 USCGC Alder and Spar switched home ports. After undergoing a refit in Baltimore , she sailed for her new home port arriving in Duluth on March 30, 2022. In 2024 Spar responded to the distress call of lake freighter Michipicoten .
Due to the requirement of Rush–Bagot Treaty, the cutters in the Great Lakes are minimally armed, save for a few machine guns. [68] USCGC Spar (WLB-206)is a 225-foot multi-mission cutter located in Duluth, MN after switching home ports with her sister ship, USCGC Alder (WLB-216). Its primary missions are to aid in navigation, ice breaking, law ...
The Coast Guard Cutter Alder, a 225-foot buoy tender, was on its way to Humboldt Bay Friday morning while the vessel was about 30 miles offshore from the town of Fort Bragg, the release said. ...
The Coast Guard cutter USCGC Sledge (WLIC-75303), a 75-foot construction tender homeported in Baltimore. USCGC Anvil (WLIC-75301) USCGC Hammer (WLIC-75302) USCGC Sledge (WLIC-75303) USCGC Mallet (WLIC-75304) USCGC Vise (WLIC-75305) USCGC Clamp (WLIC-75306) USCGC Wedge (WLIC-75307) USCGC Spike (WLIC-75308) USCGC Hatchet (WLIC-75309)
Get AOL Mail for FREE! Manage your email like never before with travel, photo & document views. Personalize your inbox with themes & tabs. You've Got Mail!
Two classes of purpose-built, rather than refitted mine planters, Coast Guard seagoing buoy tenders have been produced. The first was the 180 ft-class cutters, which were 180 feet (55 m) long. Thirty-nine of these vessels were built from 1942–1944. All but one were constructed in the shipyards of Duluth, Minnesota. The 180 fleet, many of ...