USCGC Spar (WLB-206)
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | USCGC Spar |
Builder | Marinette Marine Corporation |
Laid down | 15 December 1999 |
Launched | 12 August 2000 |
Commissioned | 3 August 2001 |
Homeport | Duluth, Minnesota |
Identification |
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Nickname(s) | The Aleutian Keeper |
Status | Ship in active service |
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General characteristics | |
Displacement | 2,000 long tons (2,000 t) (full load) |
Length | 225 ft (69 m) |
Beam | 46 ft (14 m) |
Draft | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
Installed power |
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Propulsion | One variable-pitch propeller |
Speed |
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Range | 6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement |
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Armament | 2 x .50 caliber machine guns |
USCGC Spar (WLB-206) is a United States Coast Guard Juniper-class seagoing buoy tender home-ported in Duluth, Minnesota. The ship maintains aids to navigation in the Twin Ports and Great Lakes.