USCGC Sequoia
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Launched: | August 23, 2003 |
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Decommissioned: | |
Fate: | Active, as of 2004 |
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General Characteristics | |
Length: | 225 feet |
Beam: | 46 feet |
Draft: | 13 feet |
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Speed: | 15 knots |
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Complement: | 6 officers, 34 enlisted |
Displacement: | 2000 tons |
USCGC Sequoia (WLB 215) is an active duty United States Coast Guard Seagoing Buoy Tender. The primary missions of the ship is to maintain large ocean buoys, protect the marine environment, participate in search and rescue and conduct ice breaking operations. She is a Juniper-class seagoing buoy tender.
Sequoia is one of 15, 225 foot long Coast Guard seagoing buoy tending cutters. She was launched on August 23, 2003 by Marinette Marine Corporation on the Menominee River.
See also USS Sequoia and USS Sequoyah.