U.S.C.G.C. Juniper
WLB-201
2006
(Rhenania Junior RJN-97)
- Class: Juniper - 16 seagoing buoy tenders of 1995-2004
- Displacement: 2,000 tons full load
- Dimensions: 225 x 46 x 13 ft
- Machinery: 2 Caterpillar 3608 diesel engines 6,200 bhp; 1 shaft
- Speed: 15 knots
- Complement: 6+34
- Builder: Marinette Marine, Marinette WI
- Keel Laid:
- Launched: 24 Jun 1995
- Commissioned: 5 Jul 1996
- Notes: First seagoing buoy tenders built for the Coast Guard since WWII. They are highly automated with a 15-ton capacity crane and dynamic positioning, able to service buoys in 8-foot seas. Lead ship Juniper is home-ported at Newport, Rhode Island.
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