Uscg 65' Small Harbor Tug
The USCG 65' small harbor tug is a class of fifteen tugs used by the United States Coast Guard for search and rescue, law enforcement, aids-to-navigation work and light icebreaking.
The tugs are capable of breaking 18 in (0.46 m) of ice with propulsion ahead and 21 in (0.53 m) of ice backing and ramming. They were designed with steel hulls to replace the 64 ft (20 m) wooden-hulled tugs that had been in service since the 1940s and were built by Gibbs Gas Engine Company, Jacksonville, Florida; Barbour Boat Works of New Bern, North Carolina; and Western Boat Builders Corporation, Tacoma, Washington from 1961 to 1967. They were originally powered by a single 400 horsepower diesel engine, however several have been re-powered with 500 horsepower main drive engines since they were constructed.
 USCGC Bollard breaking light ice. | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders |
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| Operators | United States Coast Guard |
| Preceded by | 64 foot harbor tug |
| Built | 1961–1967 |
| In commission | 1961– |
| Completed | 15 |
| Active | 11 |
| Retired | 4 |
| General characteristics (1961) | |
| Type | Small harbor tug (WYTL) |
| Displacement | 74 tons |
| Length | 64 ft 11 in (19.79 m) |
| Beam | 19 ft 1 in (5.82 m) max |
| Draft | 9 ft (2.7 m) max |
| Propulsion | (1) 400 hp diesel, single screw |
| Speed | 10.6 knots max (1964) |
| Range |
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| Complement | 5 men |
| Sensors and processing systems | SPN-11 (1964) |
| Armament | none |
Ships
| Name and hull number | Builder | Commissioned | Disposition or homeport |
|---|---|---|---|
| USCGC Capstan (WYTL-65601) | Gibbs | 19 July 1961 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| USCGC Chock (WYTL-65602) | Gibbs | 12 September 1962 | Baltimore, Maryland |
| USCGC Swivel (WYTL-65603) | Gibbs | 27 October 1961 | Decommissioned on 14 April 1995 |
| USCGC Tackle (WYTL-65604) | Gibbs | 1962 | Rockland, Maine |
| USCGC Towline (WYTL-65605) | Gibbs | 27 March 1962 | Decommissioned in 1995 |
| USCGC Catenary (WYTL-65606) | Gibbs | April 1962 | Decommissioned on 1 May 1995 |
| USCGC Bridle (WYTL-65607) | Barbour | 3 April 1963 | Southwest Harbor, Maine |
| USCGC Pendant (WYTL-65608) | Barbour | August 1963 | Boston, Massachusetts |
| USCGC Shackle (WYTL-65609) | Barbour | 7 May 1963 | South Portland, Maine |
| USCGC Hawser (WYTL-65610) | Barbour | 17 January 1963 | Bayonne, New Jersey |
| USCGC Line (WYTL-65611) | Barbour | 21 February 1963 | Bayonne, New Jersey |
| USCGC Wire (WYTL-65612) | Barbour | 19 March 1963 | Saugerties, New York |
| USCGC Bitt (WYTL-65613) | Western | 27 May 1963 | Decommissioned on 4 October 1982 |
| USCGC Bollard (WYTL-65614) | Western | 10 April 1967 | New Haven, Connecticut |
| USCGC Cleat (WYTL-65615) | Western | 10 May 1967 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Notes
- Footnotes
- Citations
- References cited
- "65-foot Small Harbor Tug (WYTL)" (asp). Assets: Aircraft, Boats, and Cutters. U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- "Barbour Boat Works". Small Shipbuilders and Boatbuilders List. Shipbuilding History.com. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- "Gibbs Gas Engine Company". Small Shipbuilders and Boatbuilders List. Shipbuilding History.com. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- "Governors Island Alternative Transportation Study" (PDF). John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center. 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- "Marine Facilities". Our Campus. Massachusetts Maritime Academy. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- "R/V Barnes". School of Oceanography website. University of Washington. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
- "T/V Growler". About USMMA/Our fleet. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- "USCGC CHOCK (WYTL-65602)" (PDF). Data Sheet (26 September 2012). U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- "Western Boat Builders Corp". Small Shipbuilders and Boatbuilders List. Shipbuilding History.com. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
- Scheina, Robert L. (1990). U.S. Coast Guard Cutters & Craft, 1946–1990. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland. ISBN 978-0-87021-719-7.
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