 USCGC Henry Blake works a Canadian buoy during exercise Pacific Unity 2009
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USCGC Henry Blake (WLM-563) |
| Namesake | Henry Blake |
| Builder | Marinette Marine |
| Launched | 20 November 1999 |
| Commissioned | 27 October 2000 |
| Homeport | Everett, Washington |
| Identification |
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| Motto | “Keeper of the Tradition” |
| Status | Active in service |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Keeper-class cutter |
| Displacement | 850 Long Tons |
| Length | 175 ft (53 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Draft | 8 ft (2.4 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 × Caterpillar 3508 DITA Diesel engines; bow thruster, 500 hp (373 kW) |
| Speed | 12 knots |
| Range | 2000 nautical miles at 10 knots |
| Crew | 22 enlisted, 2 officers |
USCGC Henry Blake (WLM-563) is a United States Coast Guard Keeper-class cutter based at Naval Station Everett in Everett, WA. Henry Blake's primary mission is the maintenance of 80 lighted, 39 unlighted, and 65 shore-based aids to navigation in the Puget Sound area and along the coast of Washington. Secondary missions include marine environmental protection, search and rescue, and homeland security. Henry Blake is assigned to the Thirteenth Coast Guard District.[1]
- ^ "USCGC Henry Blake (WLM 563)". www.pacificarea.uscg.mil. Retrieved 2023-08-05.