USCGC Alder (WLB-216)
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| 300px Alder at the dock in Duluth, Minnesota | |
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| Builder: | Marinette Marine Corporation, Marinette, Wisconsin |
| Launched: | 7 February 2004 |
| Commissioned: | 10 June 2005 |
| Homeport: | Duluth, Minnesota |
| Motto: | Semper Paratus (Latin for “Always Ready”) |
| Status: | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Juniper |
| Displacement: | 2,000 long tons (2,000 t) at design draft (full load) |
| Length: | 225 ft (69 m) |
| Beam: | 46 ft (14 m) |
| Draft: | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × 3,100 shp (2,300 kW) Caterpillar diesel engines |
| Speed: | 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) at full load displacement (80% rated power) |
| Range: | 6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement: | 50 (8 officers, 42 enlisted) |
USCGC Alder (WLB-216) is a Juniper-class, 225-foot (69 m) seagoing buoy tender of the United States Coast Guard.
Alder was built by Marinette Marine Corporation and launched on February 7, 2004. Alder's maiden voyage was on September 12, 2004. The Alder is currently assigned to Duluth, Minnesota as its home port. Alder replaced the previous cutter stationed in Duluth, the USCGC Sundew, which retired after 60 years of service.
Alder is designed as a multi-mission vessel, with its missions being Aids to Navigation, Icebreaking, Search and Rescue, Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Marine Environmental Protection.
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