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USCGC Sycamore (WAGL-268)

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For other ships with the same name, see USCGC Sycamore.
History
United States
NameUSCGC Sycamore
NamesakeAmerican sycamore
BuilderDubuque Boat & Boiler Works, Dubuque, Iowa
Commissioned9 September 1941
Decommissioned30 June 1977
General characteristics
Class and typeSycamore-class buoy tender
Displacement280 tons
Length113 ft 9 in (34.67 m)
Beam26 ft (7.9 m)
Draft5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Propulsion
Speed11 knots (20 km/h; 13 mph)
Complement20
ArmamentSmall arms

USCGC Sycamore (WAGL-268), a 114-foot, 230-ton river buoy tender, was one of three such vessels (her sisters were the USCGC Dogwood (WAGL-259) and USCGC Forsythia (WAGL-63)) built to replace the stern paddlewheel steamers that the Coast Guard decided were too expensive to maintain.

References

  1. "Sycamore, 1941". U.S. Coast Guard Cutter History. 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
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