The
White-class buoy tender
is a class of
buoy tenders
of the
United States Coast Guard
. Eight ships of the
YF-257
-class
lighter
were transferred from the
United States Navy
and were in commission from 1947 until 2002.
[1]
 USCGC
White Bush
|
| Class overview
|
|---|
| Name
| White class
|
| Builders
| |
| Operators
| |
| Preceded by
| Eagle
class
|
| Succeeded?by
| Casco
class
|
| Built
| 1944-1945
|
| In commission
| 1947-2002
|
| Planned
| 8
|
| Completed
| 8
|
| Lost
| 1
|
| Retired
| 7
|
| General characteristics
|
|---|
| Type
| Buoy tender
|
| Displacement
| 600?t (591 long tons)
|
| Length
| 132?ft 10?in (40.49?m)
|
| Beam
| 30?ft 0?in (9.14?m)
|
| Draft
| 8?ft 9?in (2.67?m)
|
| Installed power
| |
| Propulsion
| |
| Speed
| 10.5?
kn
(19.4?km/h; 12.1?mph)
|
| Range
|
- 2,450?nmi (4,540?km; 2,820?mi) at 10.5?kn (19.4?km/h; 12.1?mph)
- 2,830?nmi (5,240?km; 3,260?mi) at 7.5?kn (13.9?km/h; 8.6?mph)
|
| Complement
| 1 warrant, 20 crewmen (1947)
|
According to her Ship's Characteristics Card dated August 30, 1965, the White-class buoy tenders were 132 feet 10 inches in overall length; 132 feet in length between
perpendiculars
; 30 feet 9.75 inches in extreme
beam
; 15 feet 8 inches in depth of hold; 6 feet 2 inches in
draft
forward fully loaded; and 5 feet in
draft
forward with a light load.?Their one
mast
was 48 feet tall. The vessel displaced 600 tons and had a maximum speed of 9.2
knots
(17.0?km/h; 10.6?mph) fully loaded.?Their hulls,
superstructure
, decks,
bulkheads
, and frames were constructed of
steel
.? Auxiliary boats in 1965 included a
fiberglass
outboard and three seven-man
inflatable lifeboats
.? In 1965, they had original
diesel engines
built by
Union Diesel Engine Company
,
Oakland
,
California
, with two
propellers
, 300
horsepower
(220?kW) each, and two auxiliary diesel generators.
[2]
[3]
They underwent a major renovation at the
United States Coast Guard Yard
in
Curtis Bay
,
Baltimore
,
Maryland
during the 1960s and 70s.?These modifications included updated equipment to improve her AtoN capabilities.?Before decommissioning,
White Pine
'
s length was 133 feet; beam, 31 feet; and draft, 8 feet.?Her
displacement
tonnage
was listed at 606 gross tons and her mast height as 37.5 feet. She had a lifting capacity of 20,000 pounds, using two
hydraulic pumps
.?She had twin
Caterpillar
diesel engines, 375
horsepower
each, twin
propellers
, and
Detroit Diesel
auxiliary generators. Cruising capacity was 10 knots.?Her maximum time out to sea was twenty days at 8 knots. Her
complement
of officers and crew was 26.
[3]
- This article contains public domain text from the
United States Coast Guard Historian’s Office website
.
- http://www.uscg.mil/history/WEBCUTTERS/NPS_133_HAER_Report.pdf
- Cutter History File. USCG Historian's Office, USCG HQ, Washington, D.C.
- Robert Scheina. U.S. Coast Guard Cutters & Craft, 1946?1990. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1990.
- U. S. Department of the Interior. National Park Service. U.S. Coast Guard 133-foot (41?m) Buoy Tenders. HAER booklet. Washington, DC: National Park Service, February, 2004. [ HAER no. DC-57; Todd Croteau, HAER Industrial Archeologist (project leader); Jet Low, HAER Photographer; Mark Porter, NCSHPO Consultant (historian), and Candace Clifford, booklet design. ]