USCGC Wyaconda

USCGC Wyaconda is a Gasconade-class 75-foot (23 m) river buoy tender that was commissioned 30 May 1965 at Leavenworth, Kansas. Wyaconda was the first of four Gasconade-class buoy tenders built by Maxon Construction Co. of Tell City, Indiana.^[1] She has been homeported at Dubuque, Iowa since June 1973.^[2] Her areas of responsibility are the upper Mississippi River from Clinton, Iowa to Minneapolis, Minnesota; Minnesota River from St. Paul, Minnesota to Shakopee, Minnesota; and St. Croix River from Prescott, Wisconsin to Stillwater, Minnesota.^[3]

USCGC Wyaconda (WLR-75403)
History
United States
Name	USCGC Wyaconda
Operator	United States Coast Guard
Builder	Maxon Construction Co, Tell City, Indiana
Cost	US$374,423[1]
Launched	7 March 1965[1]
Commissioned	30 May 1965[1]
Homeport	Dubuque, Iowa
Identification	MMSI number: 366999516 Callsign: NAGA
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class & type	Gasconade class 75 ft (23 m) river buoy tender
Displacement	141 tons
Length	75 ft (23 m)
Beam	22 ft (6.7 m)
Draft	4 ft (1.2 m)
Propulsion	2 diesel engines turning 2 shafts with 600 bhp
Speed	8 knots (15 km/h)
Notes	Designed to work in tandem with a 130 ft (40 m) work barge