Return to Lighthouse Tenders that became Coast Guard Cutters

Ocean Going

With the approach of WWII the government went through some major reorganizations
In 1939 the Coast Guard and the Lighthouse Service merged
All Lighthouse Tenders became Coast Guard Cutters
All of these tenders fought through WWII

173′ Magnolia Class
Model: No

Designation Name Class Hull Service Comments Picture
USLHT/USCGC Magnolia WAGL 231 1904 – 1945 Rammed and sunk by SS Marguerite Lehand CGAA
USLHT/USCGC Ivy 1904 – 1940

190′ Manzanita Class
Model: No

Designation Name Class Hull Service Comments Picture
USLHT/USCGC Anemone WAGL 202 1908 – 1946
USLHT/USCGC Cypress WAGL 211 1908 – 1946 CGH
USLHT/USCGC Hibiscus WAGL 218 1908 – 1946 CGH
USLHT/USCGC Manzanita WAGL 223 1908 – 1946
USLHT/USCGC Kukui WAGL 225 1908 – 1946 CGH
USLHT/USCGC Orchid WAGL 240 1908 – 1945 To the Philippines
USLHT/USCGC Sequoia WAGL 243 1908 – 1946 To the Philippines
USLHT/USCGC Tulip WAGL 249 1908 – 1945

200’ Cedar Class
Largest tender ever built for the LHS (1,970 tons)
Model: Yes

Designation Name Service Comments Pictures
USLHT/USCGC Cedar 1917 – 1950 CGAA

160′ Oak Class
Model: No

Designation Name Class Hull Service Comments Picture
USLHT/USCGC Hawthorn WAGL 215 1921 – 1964 CGAA
USLHT/USCGC Oak WAGL 239 1921 – 1964 To the Smithsonian CGH

172′ Speedwell Class (Ex-Army Speedwell Class Mine Planter)
Model: No

Designation Name Class Hull Service Comments Picture
USLHT/USCGC Acacia
(ex USAMP General John F. Story		 WAGL 200 1927 – 1942 Sunk by U-Boat
The only buoy tender lost to enemy action		 CGH
USLHT/USCGC Ilex
(ex USAMP General Edmund Kirby)		 WAGL 222 1922 – 1946
USLHT/USCGC Lotus
(ex USAMP Colonel Albert Todd)		 WAGL 229 1924 – 1946 CGH
USLHT/USCGC Lupine
(ex USAMP Gen. W. P. Randolph)		 WAGL 230 1927 – 1947
USLHT/USCGC Speedwell
(ex USAMP Col. John V. White)		 WAGL 245 1923 – 1947
USLHT/USCGC Spruce
(ex USAMP General Garland N. Whistler)		 WAGL 246 1923 – 1946

173′ Violet Class
Model: No

Designation Name Class Hull Service Comments Picture
USLHT/USCGC Lilac WAGL
WLM		 227 1933 – 1972 Donated to Harry Lundberg Seafarers International Union School
USLHT/USCGC Mistletoe WAGL
WLM		 237 1939 – 1968
USLHT/USCGC Violet WAGL
WLM		 250 1930 – 1962 CGAA

175′ Hollyhock Class
Last vessels designed by and delivered to the Light House Service
The third of the class, Fir, was delivered to the Coast Guard
Fir reigned as Queen of the Fleet from 1988 to 1991
Model: No

Designation Name Class Hull Service Comments Picture
USLHT/USCGC Hollyhock WAGL 220 1937 – 1982 Sunk as reef off Florida CGH
USLHT/USCGC Walnut WAGL 252 1939 – 1982 To Honduras CGH
USLHT/USCGC Fir WAGL 212 1940 – 1991 Designed by LHS – Delivered to CG
Entire career in the Pacific Northwest
Queen of the Fleet 1988 to 1991
To Liberty Marine Maritime Museum in Sacramento, CA		 CGH

177’ Juniper Class
Last vessel designed by USLHS
Model: No

Designation Name Service Comments Pictures
USLHT/USCGC Juniper 1940 – 1975

Misc One-of-a-Kind Ocean Going Tenders
Model:
Beech: Yes

Designation Name Class Hull Service Comments Picture
USLHT/USCGC Amaranth 166′ WAGL 201 1892 – 1945
USLHT/USCGC Arbutus 174′ WAGL 203 1933 – 1967 CGAA
USLHT/USCGC Aspen 125′ WAGL 204 1906 – 1948 CGAA
USLHT/USCGC Azalea (Lilac) 173′ WAGL 227 1933 – 1972
USLHT/USCGC Beech 101′ WAGL 205 1928 – 1963 CGAA
USLHT/USCGC Birch 72′ WAGL 256 1939 – 1963
USLHT/USCGC Camellia 116′ WAGL 206 1911 – 1947 CGAA
USLHT/USCGC Cherry 86′ WAGL 258 1932 – 1964 CGAA
USLHT/USCGC Cottonwood 151′ WAGL 209 1939 – 1946
USLHT/USCGC Heather 178′ WAGL 1903 – 1940 To the Army
USLHT/USCGC Hemlock 174′ WAGL 217 1934 – 1958
USLHT/USCGC Hyacinth 160′ 1903 – 1945 CGAA
USLHT/USCGC Hydrangea 164′
(former Mayflower)
(former USS Suwanee)		 WAGL 236 1897 – 1945 CGAA
USLHT/USCGC Kickapoo 157′ WAGL 56 1919 – 1945
USLHT/USCGC Mayflower 164′
(ex USS Suwanee)
(later CGC Hydrangea)		 WAGL 236 1897 – 1945
USLHT/USCGC Mangrove 164′ WAGL 232 1897 – 1946 CGH
USLHT/USCGC Rose 127′ WAGL 242 1916 – 1947 CGAA
USLHT/USCGC Shrub 107′
(ex USS F. Mansfield)		 WAGL 244 1920 – 1947