USCGC Buckthorn (WLI-642)
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Vessel Details
IMO No.
4686371
Year Built
1963
Builder
Mobile Ship Repair (Mobile, Alabama, USA)
Length
100' (30.48m)
Beam
24' (7.32m)
Depth
4'8" (1.42m)
Class/Mission
Inland Buoy Tender
Homeport
Station Sault Ste. Marie
(Sault Ste. Marie, MI)
(Sault Ste. Marie, MI)
Gross Tonnage
200 tons
Engine Power
600 bhp diesel
Previous Names
(none)
Previous Fleets
(none)
Crew of USCG Buckthorn working a St. Marys River buoy in May 2024. [Roger LeLievre]
The USCGC Buckthorn at the Parade of Ships at the Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival on July-29-2024.
The USCGC Buckthorn at the Parade of Ships at the Grand Haven Coast Guard Festival on July-29-2024.
USCG Buckthorn [David Kaye] 7-23-2024
USCG Buckthorn [Kenneth Bailey] 6-30-2024
USCGC Buckthorn [David Kaye] 5-14-2024
United States Coast Guard buoy tender Buckthorn out this sunny morning on a calm St. Marys River. - Jim and Lynda Lysell Garlitz