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.[2] 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;[3] Barbour Boat Works of New Bern, North Carolina;[4] and Western Boat Builders Corporation, Tacoma, Washington[5] 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.[1]
USCGC Bollard breaking light ice.
| |
Class overview | |
---|---|
Builders |
|
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)[1] |
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 |
|
Complement | 5 men |
Sensors and processing systems | SPN-11 (1964) |
Armament | none |
Name and hull number | Builder[6] | Commissioned[6] | Disposition or homeport |
---|---|---|---|
USCGC Capstan (WYTL-65601) | Gibbs | 19 July 1961 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[1] |
USCGC Chock (WYTL-65602) | Gibbs | 12 September 1962 | Baltimore, Maryland[2] |
USCGC Swivel (WYTL-65603) | Gibbs | 27 October 1961 | Decommissioned on 14 April 1995[Note 1] |
USCGC Tackle (WYTL-65604) | Gibbs | 1962 | Rockland, Maine[1] |
USCGC Towline (WYTL-65605) | Gibbs | 27 March 1962 | Decommissioned in 1995[Note 2] |
USCGC Catenary (WYTL-65606) | Gibbs | April 1962 | Decommissioned on 1 May 1995 [Note 3] |
USCGC Bridle (WYTL-65607) | Barbour | 3 April 1963 | Southwest Harbor, Maine[1] |
USCGC Pendant (WYTL-65608) | Barbour | August 1963 | Boston, Massachusetts[1] |
USCGC Shackle (WYTL-65609) | Barbour | 7 May 1963 | South Portland, Maine[1] |
USCGC Hawser (WYTL-65610) | Barbour | 17 January 1963 | Bayonne, New Jersey[1] |
USCGC Line (WYTL-65611) | Barbour | 21 February 1963 | Bayonne, New Jersey[1] |
USCGC Wire (WYTL-65612) | Barbour | 19 March 1963 | Saugerties, New York[1] |
USCGC Bitt (WYTL-65613) | Western | 27 May 1963 | Decommissioned on 4 October 1982[Note 4] |
USCGC Bollard (WYTL-65614) | Western | 10 April 1967 | New Haven, Connecticut[1] |
USCGC Cleat (WYTL-65615) | Western | 10 May 1967 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[1] |