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) |