USCGC Hickory (WLB-212)
.jpg) USCGC Hickory. | |
| Career (United States) |  |
|---|---|
| Commissioned: | 2003 |
| Nickname: | Bull of the North (Previously The Kenai Keeper) |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2015 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 2,000 long tons (2,000 t) full load |
| Length: | 225 ft (69 m) |
| Beam: | 46 ft (14 m) |
| Draft: | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × Caterpillar 3608 engines Marine Engines 3,100 shp (2,300 kW) |
| Speed: | 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) at full load displacement (80% rated power) |
| Range: | 6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement: | 7 Officers 40 Enlisted |
| Armament: | 2 x .50 caliber machine guns |
The USCGC Hickory (WLB-212) is a United States Coast Guard seagoing buoy tender home-ported in Homer, Alaska. The Hickory serves multiple missions, including aids to navigation, search and rescue, maritime law enforcement, marine environmental protection and homeland security. Because of her service to the Kenai Peninsula of Alaska, the Hickory has earned the nickname "The Kenai Keeper".
External links
- CGC Hickory
- Kingrey, Julia, (2 January 2008). A day in the life of the U.S. Coast Guard Hickory, Homer Tribune.