 USCG Surf Rescue Boat CG-30615 in Morro Bay Maritime Museum
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| Owner |
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| Builder | Willard Boat Company in Fountain Valley, California |
| Completed | 1983 |
| In service | 1983-1996 |
| Status | Museum ship at Morro Bay Maritime Museum in Morro Bay, California. |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Surf Rescue Boat |
| Displacement | 11,000 lbs |
| Length | 30.5 ft (9.3 m) |
| Beam | 9.3 ft (2.8 m) |
| Draft | 3.5 ft (1.1 m) |
| Speed | 31 knots |
USCG Surf Rescue Boat CG-30615 is Surf Rescue Boat museum ship at the Morro Bay Maritime Museum in Morro Bay, California. CG-30615 was built in 1983 in California by the Willard Boat Company in Fountain Valley, California. CG-30615 is small Surf Rescue Boat, built out of wood. The United States Coast Guard had she built a cost of $113,000. This type of boat, a 30' surf rescue boat, was built from 1980 to 1990. She started operating out of Morro Bay in 1996, after working in the Gulf Coast and the Pacific Northwest. To operate in the rough Surf zone the boat is self-bailing and self-righting. The boat as a range of 130 Nautical Miles.
Willard Boat Company opened in 1961 and is now located in Costa Mesa, California, builing trawler and yachts.
Sister ships
- CG-36515 at Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum
- CG-30609 at Westport Maritime Museum in Westport, Washington
- Coast Guard Motor Lifeboat CG 36500
See also
- List of museum ships in North America
- Angels Gate (tugboat)
- Coast Guard Motor Lifeboat CG 36500 the 36 foot boat
References
- "The Fleet – Morro Bay". Morro Bay Maritime Museum. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- "Boat, 30' Surf Rescue Craft (SRB)". United States Coast Guard.
- "Willard Boats |". willardboats.org.
35°22′14″N 120°51′20″W / 35.37049°N 120.85544°W / 35.37049; -120.85544
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