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USCGC Polar Star (WAGB-10) is a United States Coast Guard heavy icebreaker. Commissioned in 1976, the ship was built by Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company of Seattle , Washington along with sister ship , USCGC Polar Sea .
Polar-class icebreakers USCGC Polar Star (WAGB-10), USCGC Polar Sea (WAGB-11) are heavy icebreakers operated by the United States Coast Guard (USCG). These cutters, specifically designed for icebreaking, have reinforced hulls, special icebreaking bows, and a system that allows rapid shifting of ballast to increase the effectiveness of their icebreaking.
Polar-class: 1 399' Various small arms; USCGC Polar Star (WAGB-10) is only active heavy icebreaker. Entered service in 1976. [7] [8] [9] USCGC Polar Sea (WAGB-11) is located in Seattle, Washington but is not currently in active service. Heritage-class: 0 360' 1 x MK 110 57 mm gun a variant of the Bofors 57 mm gun and Gunfire Control System
USCGC Polar Sea (WAGB-11) is a United States Coast Guard heavy icebreaker. Commissioned on 23 February 1977, the ship was built by Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company of Seattle along with her sister ship, Polar Star (WAGB-10) .
Polar Star, a USCG Polar Class Icebreaker. USCGC Polar Star (WAGB-10) USCGC Polar Sea (WAGB-11) 378' High Endurance Cutter (WHEC) USCGC Hamilton (WHEC-715), a ...
Polar class. USCGC Polar Star (1977–2006, 2013–) USCGC Polar Sea (1978–2010; inactive) Bay class. USCGC Katmai Bay (1979–) USCGC Bristol Bay ...
The Polar Security Cutter Program is a program to recapitalize the United States Coast Guard's aging fleet of icebreakers, currently consisting of the heavy icebreaker USCGC Polar Star and the medium icebreaker USCGC Healy, with three new multi-mission vessels referred to as Polar Security Cutters (PSC).
USCGC Healy (WAGB-20) is the United States' largest and most technologically advanced icebreaker as well as the US Coast Guard's largest vessel. [1] She is classified as a medium icebreaker by the Coast Guard. [1] She is homeported in Seattle, Washington, and was commissioned in 1999. On 6 September 2001 Healy visited the North Pole for the ...