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Black Hulls

Ocean Going

160′ Oak Class Lighthouse Tender Lighthouse Tender Model: No Designation Name Class Hull Service Comments Picture USLHT/USCGC Hawthorn WAGL 215 1921 – 1964 USLHT/USCGC Oak WAGL 239 1921 – 1964 To the Smithsonian CGH 173′ Violet Class Lighthouse Tender (<1967) Buoy Tender, Medium (>1967) Model: No Designation Name Class Hull Service Comments Picture USLHT/USCGC Lilac …

Inland

80′ Althea Class Lighthouse Tender Bay and sound tenders built for shallow near shore waters Lighthouse Tender Model: No Designation Name Class Hull Service Comments Pictures USLHT/USCGC Althea WAGL 223 1930 – 1962 CGAA USLHT/USCGC Poincianna WAGL 266 1930 – 1962 121′ Linden Class Bay and sound tenders built for shallow near shore waters Lighthouse …

River

103′ Goldenrod Class Lighthouse Tender (<1967) Buoy Tender, River (>1967) Model: No Designation Name Class Hull Service Comments Pictures USLHT/USCGC Goldenrod WAGL 213 1938 – 1973 USLHT/USCGC Poplar WAGL 241 1939 – 1973 Donated to National Science Foundation 114′ Dogwood Class Designed to replace the paddle wheelers on the Mississippi Lighthouse Tender (<1967) Buoy Tender, …

Inland Construction

100′ Smilax Class Lighthouse Tender (<1967) Buoy Tender, Inland Construction (>1967) Model: No Designation Name Class Hull Service Comments Pictures USCGC Rambler WAGL/WLIC 298 1943 – 1980 USCGC Primrose WAGL/WLIC 316 1944 – 2001 USCGC Smilax WAGL/WLIC 315 1944 – Active Currently reigning Queen of the Fleet CGH CGH 75′ Anvil Class Lighthouse Tender (<1967) …

ATON Boats

Model: BUSL: Yes Classification Service Comments Pictures 64′ Aids to Navigation Boat (ANB) 63′ Aids to Navigation Boat {ANB} 38′ Aids to Navigation Boat {ANB} 34′ Buoy Utility (BU) 46′ Buoy Utility Stern Loading (BUSL)

Tugs

110′ Calumet Class Harbor Tug (<1967) Tug, Medium (>1967) Model: No Designation Name Class Hull Service Comments Picture USCGC Calumet WYT/WYTM 86 1934 – 1967 CGTA USCGC Hudson WYT/WYTM 87 1934 – 1968 To Northwestern University CGTA USCGC Navesink WYT/WYTM 88 1935 – 1968 CGTA USCGC Tuckahoe WYT/WYTM 89 1935 – 1968 CGTA 110′ Arundel …

Great Lakes Ice Breaker

290′ Mackinaw Class Great Lakes Icebreaker Designed specifically to operate in the Great Lakes Basically a Wind Class breaker lengthened, widened and deepend Model: No Designation Name Class Hull Service Comments Pictures USCGC Mackinaw WAGB 83 1944 – 2006 CGH

Lightships

Model: Yes Designation Name Class Hull Service Comments Pictures USCGC LV-1 WLV 1 1939 – 1985 In 1939 the Lighhouse Service was absorbed by the Coast Guard The designation changed to WAL In 1967 the designation changed again to WLV A complete list of these cutters can be found at this Link Yes