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USCGC Sequoia. |
| Career (United States) |
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| Launched: |
August 23, 2003 |
| Status: |
Active in service as of 2008 |
| General characteristics |
| Class and type: |
Juniper |
| Displacement: |
2,000 LT (2,000 t/2,200 ST) |
| Length: |
225 ft (69 m) |
| Beam: |
46 ft (14 m) |
| Draft: |
13 ft (4.0 m) |
| Speed: |
15 kn (28 km/h/17 mph) |
| Complement: |
6 officers, 34 enlisted |
USCGC Sequoia (WLB-215) is an active duty United States Coast Guard buoy tender. The primary missions of the ship is to maintain large ocean buoys, protect the marine environment, participate in search and rescue and conduct ice breaking operations. She is a Juniper-class seagoing buoy tender.
Sequoia is one of 15, 225 foot long Coast Guard seagoing buoy tending cutters. She was launched on August 23, 2003 by Marinette Marine Corporation on the Menominee River.
