Cost $159,000 each In commission 1941–1989 | Built 1941–1943 Completed 3 | |
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Builders Dubuque Boat & Boiler Works, Dubuque, Iowa (Sycamore & Dogwood)
Avondale Marine Ways, Westwego, Louisiana (Forsythia) Operators United States Coast Guard | ||
The Sycamore class were three river buoy tenders of the United States Coast Guard, commissioned in 1941 and 1943. Primarily designed to maintain navigational aids, they also conducted flood relief, search and rescue, and law enforcement operations, as well as pleasure boat safety inspections.
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