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USCGC Blackhaw
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The USCGC Blackhaw (WLB-390) was a Iris-class buoy tender belonging to the United States Coast Guard launched on 18 June 1943 and commissioned on 17 February 1944.[1]
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Name | Blackhaw |
Builder | Marine and Iron Shipbuilding Corporation |
Laid down | 16 April 1943 |
Launched | 18 June 1943 |
Commissioned | 17 February 1944 |
Decommissioned | 26 February 1993 |
Fate | Sold on 24 November 2000, eventually scrapped |
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Class and type | Iris-class buoy tender |
Displacement | 935 long tons (950 t) |
Length | 180 ft (55 m) |
Beam | 47 ft 1 in (14.35 m) |
Draft | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
Propulsion | 1 × electric motor connected to 2 Westinghouse generators driven by 2 Cooper Bessemer-type GND-8, 4-cycle diesels; single screw |
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