USCGC Mackinaw (WAGB-83)
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| Career |  |
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| Builder: | American Ship Building & Drydock Company |
| Laid down: | 20 March 1943 |
| Launched: | 04 March 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 20 December 1944 |
| Decommissioned: | 10 June 2006 |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 5,252 tons |
| Length: | 290 ft (88 m) |
| Beam: | 74.3 ft (22.6 m) |
| Draft: | 19.5 ft (5.9 m) |
| Speed: | 15 knots (28 km/h) |
| Propulsion: | Six Fairbanks-Morse, 10 cylinder diesel engines, three propellers |
| Shaft Horsepower: | 10,000 hp |
| Anchors: | Two 6,000 pound Bower Stockless with 2 inch diameter links. |
| Complement: | 8 Officers, 67 Enlisted |
| Storage Capacity | |
| Diesel Fuel: | 276,000 U.S. gallons |
| Lube Oil: | 7,000 gallons |
| Potable Water: | 40,200 gallons |
| Ballast Water: | 121,631 gallons |
| Heel and Trim Ballast Water: | 345,828 gallons |
The United States Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw (WAGB-83) is a 290 foot vessel specifically designed for ice breaking duties on the Great Lakes. She was built by the American Shipbuilding Company in Toledo, Ohio, and launched in 1944 at a cost of $10.0 million. The ship's first commanding officer, Edwin J. Roland, later served as Commandant of the Coast Guard.
The Mackinaw was homeported in Cheboygan, Michigan during her active service. Due to her age and expensive upkeep, the Mackinaw was decommissioned on June 10, 2006, and replaced with a smaller multipurpose cutter USCGC Mackinaw (WLBB-30), which was commissioned in Cheboygan the same day.
The old Mackinaw moved under its own power on June 21, 2006 from her port of decommissioning, Cheboygan, to a permanent berth at the SS Chief Wawatam dock at her namesake port, Mackinaw City, Michigan.
