USCGC Forsythia

USCGC Forsythia (WAGL-63/WLR-63), was a 114-foot, 230-ton buoy tender of the United States Coast Guard. It was one of three such vessels (her sisters were the Dogwood (WAGL-259) and Sycamore (WAGL-268)) built to replace the stern paddlewheel steamers that the Coast Guard decided were too expensive to maintain. She was built by Avondale Marine Ways of Westwego, Louisiana, and entered service in 1943. She was stationed at Sewickley, Pennsylvania until 1963, and then Memphis, Tennessee, until she was decommissioned in 1977.[1]

USCGC Forsythia
USCGC Forsythia
History
United States
NameUSCGC Forsythia
NamesakeForsythia
BuilderAvondale Marine Ways, Westwego, Louisiana
Commissioned15 February 1943
Decommissioned12 August 1977
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeSycamore-class buoy tender
Displacement230 tons
Length114 ft (35 m)
Beam26 ft (7.9 m)
Draft5 ft (1.5 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 × Superior diesel engines
  • 720 bhp (537 kW)
  • 2 shafts
Speed10 kn (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement24
ArmamentSmall arms

References

  1. "Forsythia, 1943" (PDF). U.S. Coast Guard Cutter History. 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
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