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USCGC Active (WMEC-618)
USCGC ''Active'' (WMEC-618) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter. ''Active'' was launched at Christy Corporation, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin on July 31, 1965. Commissioned on September 1, 1966, she is long, has a beam, displaces 1108 tons, and draws of water. She is powered by two diesel engines, combined for a total of . Quarters are provided for up to 12 officers and 70 enlisted members. ''Active's'' cruising range is at , designed with an operating endurance of about 30 days. At her top speed of , ''Active'' has an approximate range of . ''Active's'' armament consists of a single 25 mm gun on the forecastle. The forecastle, bridge and fantail can also mount .50 caliber machine guns. The ''Active'' has a flight deck which allows for the deployment of a Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin. USCGC ''Active'' has received several awards in recent years for its outstanding service to the maritime community, including oil spill clean ups in Prince William Sound, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christy Corporation
Bay Shipbuilding Company (BSC) is a shipyard and dry dock company in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, Sturgeon Bay, Door County, Wisconsin, Door County, Wisconsin. As of 2015, Bay Ships was a subsidiary of Fincantieri Marine Group and produces articulated tug and barges, Oil Pollution Act of 1990, OPA-90 compliant double hull tank ships and Platform supply vessel, offshore support vessels. It also provides repair services to the lake freighter fleet. In the past the shipyard located in Sturgeon Bay has operated under several different names and traces its history back to 1918. The company also built 40,000 ton Lake freighters in the 1970s and 1980s. While capable of producing large freighters, the yard had not built a freighter over 20,000 tons since 1987 until the Mark W. Barker, MV ''Mark W. Barker'', launched in 2022. Former names of the shipyards at the 2015 location of Bay Shipbuilding are: Sturgeon Bay Shipbuilding, Leathem D. Smith Shipbuilding Company and Christy Corporation. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
