Commissioned September 2, 1979 Launched 11 December 1978 Weight 701.1 tons Beam 11 m | Status Active Length 43 m Displacement 626,000 kg Builder Tacoma Boatbuilding | |
Homeport Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin Class and type USCG Katmai Bay class Ice cutting Tug (WTGB) Propulsion Two Fairbanks-Morse diesel engines Speed 14.7 knots (27 km/h) max | ||
Uscgc mobile bay wtgb 103
USCGC Mobile Bay (WTGB-103) is an active Ice cutting Tug under the direction of the United States Coast Guard. Her homeport is located in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. She is one of two ships in her class that has been equipped with a 120-foot Aids-to-Navigation barge operating on the Great Lakes. The vessel was specifically designed to carry out ice cutting missions, but also carries out missions in Search and Rescue, Environmental Pollution Response, Maritime Law Enforcement and Homeland Security.
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