USCGC Oak
USCGC Oak underway at sea in May 2010.
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Name | USCGC Oak (WLB 211) |
Namesake | Oak tree |
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Laid down | 30 July 2001 |
Launched | 26 January 2002[1][2] |
Commissioned | 7 March 2003 |
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Status | in active service |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Juniper-class seagoing buoy tender[4] |
Displacement | 2,000 long tons (2,000 t) full load[2] |
Length | 225 ft (69 m) |
Beam | 46 ft (14 m) |
Draft | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed |
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Range | 6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement | 7 officers, 35 enlisted |
Armament | 2 x .50 caliber heavy machine guns |
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Oak (WLB 211) is a United States Coast Guard seagoing buoy tender; the second of her name and the eleventh of the Juniper class. Home ported in Newport, Rhode Island the "Maine Responder" maintains Aids to Navigation (ATON) along the rugged New England coastline, promoting economic security through navigation safety of the Marine Transportation System. A multi-mission platform, the cutter can also support search & rescue, domestic icebreaking, living marine resources maritime law enforcement, environmental protection, national defense and homeland security missions. The cutter occasionally assists with maintenance support of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Data Buoy Center's offshore weather buoys.
Construction and characteristics
USCGC Oak was built by the
Mission
USCGC Oak has an area of responsibility within the First Coast Guard District which covers the northeast United States, up to the Canadian border. While her primary mission is servicing
History
The keel for the Oak was laid on 30 July 2001 at Marinette Marine Corporation in Marinette, Wisconsin. Oak was launched on 26 January 2002. The ship's sponsor was Mrs. Billye Brown, wife of Congressman Henry E. Brown (R-SC).[1] Initially home ported in Charleston, South Carolina, Oak was the first Coast Guard cutter to be commissioned following the creation of the Department of Homeland Security.[2] Oak was also the first to complete a 16 month mid-life maintenance availability and homeport shift, moving to Newport in November 2016.
See also
Notes
- Citations
- ^ a b c d "Manitowoc's Marine Group Launches Coast Guard Cutter", Investor Relations Press Releases, Manitowoc Marine Group
- ^ a b c d e "CGC Oak (WLB-211)". U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ "Marinette Marine Corp., Marinette WI", Index to U.S. Shipbuilders and Boatbuilders, shipbuildinghistory.com website
- ^ a b c d "225-foot Seagoing Buoy Tender (WLB)", Cutters, Craft & U.S. Coast Guard-Manned Army & Navy Vessels, U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office
- ^ "Oak Missions", CGC Oak (WLB-211), U.S. Coast Guard
- References used
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- Thrower, Anne. "Images: Gulf Coast oil spill". Navy Media Content Services. Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- "225-foot Seagoing Buoy Tender (WLB)". Cutters, Craft & U.S. Coast Guard-Manned Army & Navy Vessels. U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "CGC Oak (WLB-211)". U.S. Coast Guard website. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- "Coast Guard Continues Haiti Response Efforts". U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area. Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System. 15 January 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
- "Manitowoc's Marine Group Launches Coast Guard Cutter". Investor Relations Press Releases. Manitowoc Marine Group. 30 January 2002. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
- "Marinette Marine Corp., Marinette WI". Index to U.S. Shipbuilders and Boatbuilders. shipbuildinghistory.com website. Archived from the original on 7 December 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
- "Oak Missions". CGC Oak (WLB-211). U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- "Violence in Haiti Hindering Aid Work". CBS News. 17 January 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2010.