USCGC Hickory (WLB-212)
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".
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| Commissioned: | 2003 |
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| Nickname(s): | Bull of the North (Previously The Kenai Keeper) |
| Status: | in active service |
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| 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) |
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| Range: | 6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
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| Armament: | 2 x .50 caliber machine guns |
External links
- CGC Hickory
- Kingrey, Julia, (2 January 2008). A day in the life of the U.S. Coast Guard Hickory, Homer Tribune.
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