USCGC Fir (WLB-213) And Lighthouse

	USCGC Fir (WLB-213) And Lighthouse Two buoy tenders of the United States Coast Guard have borne the name USCGC ''Fir''. * – built in 1938 and decommissioned in 1991. * – launched in August 2003. {{DEFAULTSORT:Fir United States Coast Guard ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Buoy Tender A buoy tender is a type of vessel used to maintain and replace navigational buoys. This term can also apply to an actual person who does this work. The United States Coast Guard uses buoy tenders to accomplish one of its primary missions of maintaining all U.S. aids to navigation (ATON). The Canadian Coast Guard uses multi-use vessels (most being icebreakers) with tasks including buoy tending. Types of coast guard buoy tenders United States Coast Guard 240' 225' USCG seagoing buoy tender (WLB) 175' USCG coastal buoy tender (WLM) 100' USCG inland buoy tender (WLI) 100' USCG inland construction tender (WLIC) 75' River buoy tender ( WLR) * 75' Inland construction tender (WLIC) * 65' River buoy tender ( WLR) * 65' Inland buoy tender (WLI) * 49' Buoy utility stern loading boat (BUSL) * Other miscellaneous aids to navigation boats Canadian Coast Guard 272' 272' 228' 228' 198' 180' 179' 180' 144' 125' 66' Further reading United States C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	United States Coast Guard The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the country's eight uniformed services. The service is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the United States military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission with jurisdiction in both domestic and international waters and a federal regulatory agency mission as part of its duties. It is the largest and most powerful coast guard in the world, rivaling the capabilities and size of most navies. The U.S. Coast Guard is a humanitarian and security service. It protects the United States' borders and economic and security interests abroad; and defends its sovereignty by safeguarding sea lines of communication and commerce across vast territorial waters spanning 95,000 miles of coastline and its Exclusive Economic Zone. With national and economic security depending upon open global t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]