U.S.C.G.C. Katmai Bay
WTGB-101
1979
(Rhenania Junior RJN-95)
- Class: Bay - 9 icebreaking tugs of 1978
- Displacement: 662 tons standard
- Dimensions: 140 x 37 x 12 ft
- Machinery: Diesel-electric; 2500 shp; 1 shaft
- Speed: 15 knots
- Complement: 3+14
- Builder: Tacoma Boatbuilding, Tacoma, WA
- Keel Laid:
- Launched: 8 Apr 1978
- Commissioned: 8 Jan 1979
- Notes: The largest tugs constructed specifically for Coast Guard service. Designed to provide general towing and support services and can break ice up to 20in thick. Originally designated WYTM, but changed to WTGB on 5 Feb 1979. Home port Sault Ste. Marie, MI. Four sisters are also stationed in the Great Lakes, with the other four in the Atlantic.
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