USCG Tenders Built or Acquired Since WWII

(WAGB, WLB, WLM, WLIC, WLI, WLR)

This table lists those tenders and other service vessels that have been built for or acquired by the US Coast Guard since WWII.

Name Builder Location LDT LOA Delivered Notes
Icebreakers (WAGB, WLBB, WMSP)
WAGB-283 Burton Island Western Pipe & Steel San Pedro CA 220 6,515 269 28 Dec 1946 ex-AGB 1, acquired 1966, scrapped 1982
WAGB-284 Edisto Western Pipe & Steel San Pedro CA 221 6,515 269 20 Mar 1947 ex-AGB 2, acquired 1966, scrapped 1977
WAGB-4 Glacier Ingalls SB Pascagoula MS 580 8,625 310 27 May 1955 ex-AGB 4, acquired 1966, scrapped 2012
WAGB-10 Polar Star Lockheed SB Seattle WA 141 14,000 400 19 Jan 1976
WAGB-11 Polar Sea Lockheed SB Seattle WA 143 14,000 400 23 Feb 1978 inactive
WAGB-20 Michael Healy Avondale SY New Orleans LA 2372 16,000 420 29 Oct 1999
WLBB-30 Mackinaw Marinette Marine Marinette WI 601 3,500 240 31 Oct 2005
WMSP-21 VT Halter Marine Pascagoula MS ~14,000 ~400 2024
WMSP-22 VT Halter Marine Pascagoula MS ~14,000 ~400 2026 option
WMSP-23 VT Halter Marine Pascagoula MS ~14,000 ~400 2027 option
Large Buoy Tenders (WLB)
WLB-328 Magnolia Marietta Mfg. Point Pleasant WV 481 1,323 189 1942 ex-Colonel John F. Story (MP 8), ex-Barricade (ACM-3), acquired 1947, sold 1971 as f/v Galaxy, sank 2002
WLB-329 Ivy Marietta Mfg. Point Pleasant WV 476 1,323 189 1942 ex-Colonel George Armistead (MP 3), ex-Barbican (ACM-5), acquired 1947, sold 1969 as tug Agnes Foss, sold 1977 as f/v Maria Jose (Ecuador), fate unknown
WLB-330 Jonquil Marietta Mfg. Point Pleasant WV 475 1,323 189 1942 ex-Colonel Henry J. Hunt (MP 2), ex-Bastion (ACM-6), acquired 1947, struck 1969, fate unknown
WLB-331 Heather Marietta Mfg. Point Pleasant WV 478 1,323 189 1942 ex-1LT William G. Sylvester (MP 5), ex-Obstructor (ACM-7), acquired 1947, struck 1967, fate unknown
WLB-332 Willow Marietta Mfg. Point Pleasant WV 474 1,323 189 1942 ex-General Henry Knox (MP 1), ex-Picket (ACM-8), acquired 1947, sold 1969 as f/v Royal Alaskan, fate unknown
WLB-333 Yamacraw Marietta Mfg. Point Pleasant WV 482 1,323 189 1942 ex-MGen Arthur Murray (MP 9), ex-Trapper (ACM-9), acquired 1946, to USN 1959, scrapped 1967
WLB-201 Juniper Marinette Marine Marinette WI 101 2,000 225 15 Nov 1995
WLB-202 Willow Marinette Marine Marinette WI 102 2,000 225 15 Jul 1997
WLB-203 Kukui Marinette Marine Marinette WI 103 2,000 225 15 Feb 1998
WLB-204 Elm Marinette Marine Marinette WI 104 2,000 225 25 Oct 1998
WLB-205 Walnut Marinette Marine Marinette WI 105 2,000 225 22 Feb 1998
WLB-206 Spar Marinette Marine Marinette WI 106 2,000 225 9 Mar 2000
WLB-207 Maple Marinette Marine Marinette WI 107 2,000 225 21 Jun 2000
WLB-208 Aspen Marinette Marine Marinette WI 108 2,000 225 21 Jun 2001
WLB-209 Sycamore Marinette Marine Marinette WI 109 2,000 225 1 Mar 2002
WLB-210 Cypress Marinette Marine Marinette WI 110 2,000 225 24 Jun 2002
WLB-211 Oak Marinette Marine Marinette WI 111 2,000 225 17 Oct 2002
WLB-212 Hickory Marinette Marine Marinette WI 112 2,000 225 6 Mar 2003
WLB-213 Fir Marinette Marine Marinette WI 113 2,000 225 31 Jul 2003
WLB-214 Hollyhock Marinette Marine Marinette WI 114 2,000 225 30 Nov 2003
WLB-215 Sequoia Marinette Marine Marinette WI 115 2,000 225 31 Mar 2004
WLB-216 Alder Marinette Marine Marinette WI 116 2,000 225 2 Sep 2004
Medium Buoy Tenders (WLM)
WLM-540 White Sumac Niagara SB Buffalo NY 600 132 1943 ex-YF-416, acquired 1947, to Dom. Rep. 2002 as Capotillo (BA 2)
WLM-541 White Alder Niagara SB Buffalo NY 600 132 1943 ex-YF-417, acquired 1947, in collision and sank 1968
WLM-542 White Bush Basalt Rock Co. Napa CA 600 132 Apr 1944 ex-YF-339, acquired 1947, to USN 1985, sunk as target 2004
WLM-543 White Holly Basalt Rock Co. Napa CA 600 132 June 1944 ex-YF-341, acquired 1947, to Canvasback Missions 1998, sold 2002, (ON 1152166)
WLM-544 White Sage Erie Concrete Erie PA 600 132 20 May 1944 ex-YF-444, acquired 1947, to Canvasback Missions 1998, fate unknown
WLM-545 White Heath Erie Concrete Erie PA 600 132 9 Aug 1944 ex-YF-445, acquired 1947, to Tunisia 1998
WLM-546 White Lupine Erie Concrete Erie PA 600 132 31 May 1944 ex-YF-446, acquired 1947, to Tunisia 1998 as Tabarka
WLM-547 White Pine Erie Concrete Erie PA 600 132 20 May 1944 ex-YF-447, acquired 1947, to Dom. Rep. 1999
WLM-685 Red Wood USCG Yard Baltimore MD 525 157 4 Aug 1964 to Argentina 1999 as Ciudad de Rosario
WLM-686 Red Beech USCG Yard Baltimore MD 525 157 20 Nov 1964 reefed 1997
WLM-687 Red Birch USCG Yard Baltimore MD 525 157 7 Jun 1965 to Argentina 1998 as Punta Alta
WLM-688 Red Cedar USCG Yard Baltimore MD 525 157 18 Dec 1970 to Argentina 1999 as Ciudad de Zarate
WLM-689 Red Oak USCG Yard Baltimore MD 525 157 10 Dec 1971 scuttled 1999
WLM-551 Ida Lewis Marinette Marine Marinette WI 201 845 175 15 Dec 1995
WLM-552 Katherine Walker Marinette Marine Marinette WI 202 845 175 26 Feb 1997
WLM-553 Abbie Burgess Marinette Marine Marinette WI 203 845 175 26 Jun 1997
WLM-554 Marcus Hanna Marinette Marine Marinette WI 204 845 175 24 Oct 1997
WLM-555 James Rankin Marinette Marine Marinette WI 205 845 175 8 Feb 1999
WLM-556 Joshua Appleby Marinette Marine Marinette WI 206 845 175 8 Jun 1999
WLM-557 Frank Drew Marinette Marine Marinette WI 207 845 175 6 Oct 1999
WLM-558 Anthony Pettit Marinette Marine Marinette WI 208 845 175 3 Feb 2000
WLM-559 Barbara Mabrity Marinette Marine Marinette WI 209 845 175 2 Jun 2000
WLM-560 William Tate Marinette Marine Marinette WI 210 845 175 30 Oct 2000
WLM-561 Henry Claiborne Marinette Marine Marinette WI 211 845 175 1 Mar 2001
WLM-562 Maria Bray Marinette Marine Marinette WI 212 845 175 2 Jul 2001
WLM-563 Henry Blake Marinette Marine Marinette WI 213 845 175 1 Oct 2001
WLM-564 George Cobb Marinette Marine Marinette WI 214 845 175 1 Mar 2002
Inland Construction Tenders (WLIC)
WLIC-75301 Anvil Gibbs Gas Engine Jacksonville FL 145 75 14 May 1962 (Charleston SC)
WLIC-75302 Hammer Gibbs Gas Engine Jacksonville FL 145 75 20 Nov 1962 (Jacksonville FL)
WLIC-75303 Sledge McDermott SY Amelia LA 145 75 5 Dec 1962 (Baltimore MD)
WLIC-75304 Mallet McDermott SY Amelia LA 145 75 1 Feb 1963 (Corpus Christi TX)
WLIC-75305 Vise McDermott SY Amelia LA 145 75 14 Mar 1963 (St. Petersburg FL)
WLIC-75306 Clamp Sturgeon Bay SB Sturgeon Bay WI 262 145 75 24 Nov 1964 (Galveston TX)
WLIC-75307 Wedge Sturgeon Bay SB Sturgeon Bay WI 263 145 75 10 Dec 1964 struck 1986 (Demopolis AL)
WLIC-75308 Spike Dorchester SB Dorchester NJ 145 75 15 Feb 1966 struck 1986, reefed off Jacksonville 2009
WLIC-75309 Hatchet Dorchester SB Dorchester NJ 145 75 23 Jun 1966 (Galveston TX)
WLIC-75310 Axe Dorchester SB Dorchester NJ 145 75 17 Oct 1966 (Morgan City LA)
WLIC-800 Pamlico USCG Yard Baltimore MD 416 160 11 Aug 1976 (New Orleans LA)
WLIC-801 Hudson USCG Yard Baltimore MD 416 160 14 Oct 1976 (Miami Beach FL)
WLIC-802 Kennebec USCG Yard Baltimore MD 416 160 6 Apr 1977 (Portsmouth VA)
WLIC-803 Saginaw USCG Yard Baltimore MD 416 160 22 Sep 1977 (Mobile AL)
Inland Tenders (WLI)
WLI-65302 Blueberry Dubuque Boat & Boiler Dubuque IA 68 65 25 Aug 1946 sold 1994 as tug
WLI-65303 Blackberry Dubuque Boat & Boiler Dubuque IA 68 65 25 Aug 1946 sold 2004 as tug
WLI-65304 Chokeberry Dubuque Boat & Boiler Dubuque IA 68 65 30 Aug 1946 to Boston PD 2002
WLI-65305 Loganberry Dubuque Boat & Boiler Dubuque IA 68 65 29 Aug 1946 struck 1976
WLI-65400 Bayberry Reliable Welding Olympia WA 68 65 28 Jun 1954 (Long Beach NC)
WLI-65401 Elderberry Reliable Welding Olympia WA 68 65 28 Jun 1954 (Petersburg AK)
WLI-642 Buckthorn Mobile Ship Repair Mobile AL 200 100 17 Jul 1964 (Sault Ste. Marie MI)
WLI-80801 Tern USCG Yard Baltimore MD 80 1969 struck 1977
River Tenders (WLR)
WLR-65501 Ouachita Platzer SY Houston TX 143 65 22 Jul 1960 (Chattanooga TN)
WLR-65502 Cimarron Platzer SY Houston TX 143 65 30 Sep 1960 (Buchanan TN)
WLR-65503 Obion Gibbs Gas Engine Jacksonville FL 143 65 5 Jan 1962 (Owensboro KY)
WLR-65504 Scioto Gibbs Gas Engine Jacksonville FL 143 65 27 Mar 1962 (Keokuk IA)
WLR-65505 Osage Gibbs Gas Engine Jacksonville FL 143 65 15 May 1962 (Sewickley PA)
WLR-65506 Sangamon Gibbs Gas Engine Jacksonville FL 143 65 16 Jun 1962 (East Peoria IL)
WLR-75401 Gasconade St. Louis ship St. Louis MO 141 75 15 Jan 1964 (Omaha NB)
WLR-75402 Muskingum Maxon Const'n. Tell City IN 141 75 25 Mar 1965 (Sallislaw OK)
WLR-75403 Wyaconda Maxon Const'n. Tell City IN 141 75 30 May 1965 (Dubuque IA)
WLR-75404 Cheyenne Maxon Const'n. Tell City IN 141 75 5 Oct 1965 (Buchanan TN)
WLR-75405 Chippewa Maxon Const'n. Tell City IN 141 75 3 Oct 1966 (St. Louis MO)
WLR-75406 Kickapoo Halter Marine New Orleans LA 141 75 20 May 1969 (Vicksburg MS)
WLR-75407 Kanawha Halter Marine New Orleans LA 141 75 22 Sep 1969 (Pine Bluff AR)
WLR-75408 Patoka Halter Marine New Orleans LA 141 75 9 Feb 1970 (Greenville MS)
WLR-75409 Chena Halter Marine New Orleans LA 141 75 27 May 1970 (Hickman KY)
WLR-75500 Kankakee Avondale SY New Orleans LA 2360 172 75 12 Jan 1990 (Memphis TN)
WLR-75501 Greenbrier Avondale SY New Orleans LA 2368 172 75 12 Apr 1990 (Natchez MS)

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