Black Hulls
Ocean Going
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 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 …
Inland
80′ Althea Class Bay and sound tenders built for shallow near shore waters 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 Model: No Designation Name Class …
Tugs
96′ Winnisimmet Class Harbor Tug Model: No Designation Name Class Hull Service Comments Pictures USRC/USCGC Winnisimmet WYT 84 1903 – 1945 Former Revenue Cutter CGH 110′ Calumet Class Harbor Tug Model: No Designation Name Class Hull Service Comments Picture USCGC Calumet WYT 86 1934 – 1967 CGTA USCGC Hudson WYT 87 1934 – 1968 To …
Great Lakes
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 Emergency Icebreaker The Coast Guard acquired 5 ice breaking ferries specifically to work keeping the …
Lightships
Lightships were used to mark the entrances to major US ports or to mark dangers to navigation The first US lightship location was Willoughby Spit It was manned in 1820 by the third US lightship to be built (LV C) The last station to be discontinued was Nantucket Shoals The last US lightship left station …