USCGC Greenbrier (WLR 75501)
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| Name: | USCGC Greenbrier |
| Operator: | United States Coast Guard |
| Builder: | Avondale Shipyard Small Boat Division, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Completed: | 1990 |
| Homeport: | Natchez, Mississippi |
| Status: | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Kankakee class 75-foot river buoy tender |
| Displacement: | 172 tons |
| Length: | 75 ft (23 m) |
| Beam: | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
| Draught: | 5 ft (1.5 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 diesel engines turning 2 shafts with 1,080 bhp |
| Speed: | 12 knots |
| Crew: | 19 |
For other ships of the same name, see USCGC Greenbrier.
The USCGC Greenbrier is a Kankakee class 75-foot river buoy tender which was built in 1990 by Avondale Shipyard Small Boat Division, New Orleans, Louisiana.
The tenders push a specific-use 130 foot maintenance barge, with specialized cranes and equipment. The vessel has a 24 foot beam, 5 foot of draught, and displaces 172 tons (full load). There is a crew of 19. The Kankakee class ships were built to replace old vessels. These are powered by 2 diesel engines turning 2 shafts with 1,080 bhp, giving the vessels a capability of 12 knots
The Greenbrier is based on Harbor Front Road, in Natchez, Mississippi, and was involved in Hurricane Katrina relief operations in September of 2005.
[edit] References
- Coast Guard Notices station assignment WLR 75501
- World navies of Today specifications Kankakee class tug-type river buoy tenders
- Monitoring Times online magazine
- Seawaves online magazine. Hurricane Katrina Relief Ships (list)
