USCGC Katherine Walker (WLM-552)
USCGS Katherine Walker is a Keeper-class Coastal Buoy Tender of the United States Coast Guard. Her keel was laid on 8 April 1996 by Fincantieri Marine Group.[1] Her namesake is Katherine Walker the keeper of the Robbins Reef Light; Mrs. Walker was responsible for saving the lives of 50 people.[2] As well as keeping many ships away from the rocks. USCGC Katherine Walker is responsible for a total of 335 aids to navigation (ATON).[3]
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| Name: | Kathrine Walker |
| Namesake: | The Keeper of the Robbins Reef Light |
| Owner: | United States |
| Operator: | US Coast Guard |
| Builder: | Fincantieri Marine Group |
| Laid down: | 8 April 1996 |
| Launched: | 14 September 1996 |
| Homeport: | Bayonne, New Jersey |
| Identification: | WLM-552 |
| Status: | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Keeper Class Buoy Tender |
| Tonnage: | 903 GT |
| Length: | 53.34 m (175.0 ft) |
| Beam: | 11 m (36.1 ft) |
| Height: | 2.4 m (7.9 ft) |
| Decks: | 1 |
| Ice class: | Can break ice of about 35 mm thickness at 3 kn |
| Installed power: | 2 x CAT 3508 TA diesels, |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Ulstein/Rolls Royce 360 degree steerable Z-Drives plus 600 HP Electric Bow Thruster |
| Speed: | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Range: | 2000 nautical miles at 10 kn |
| Capacity: | Buoy deck area: 1/335ft2 |
| Crew: | 24 (2 Officers, 22 Enlisted) |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
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| Aviation facilities: | Crane: 1 x 10 ton |
References
- "USCGC KATHERINE WALKER (Buoy ship)". FleetMon.com. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- "USCGC Katherine Walker (WLM 552) - MilitaryNews.com: The ... - FlipHTML5". fliphtml5.com. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- "USCGC Katherine Walker". www.atlanticarea.uscg.mil. Archived from the original on 2018-03-02. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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