USCG Tenders Built or Acquired Since WWII

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

Most recent update: April 26, 2019.

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

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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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