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 USCGC Thunder Bay
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Thunder Bay |
| Namesake | Thunder Bay |
| Builder | Tacoma Boatbuilding Co. |
| Launched | 31 July 1985 |
| Commissioned | 1986 |
| Homeport | Rockland |
| Identification |
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| Honors and awards | See Awards |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | White-class tugboat |
| Displacement | 662 t (652 long tons) |
| Length | 42.7 m (140 ft) |
| Beam | 11.4 m (37 ft 5 in) |
| Draught | 3.8 m (12 ft 6 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 14.7 knots (27.2 km/h) |
| Range |
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| Complement | 3 officers and 14 enlisted |
| Armament | 2 × M240 machine guns |
USCGC Thunder Bay (WTGB-108) is the eighth vessel of the Bay-class tugboat built in 1985 and operated by the United States Coast Guard.[1] The ship was named after a bay in the U.S. state of Michigan on Lake Huron.
Design
The 140-foot Bay-class tugboats operated primarily for domestic ice breaking duties. They are named after American Bays and are stationed mainly in the northeast United States and the Great Lakes.
WTGBs use a low pressure air hull lubrication or bubbler system that forces air and water between the hull and ice. This system improves icebreaking capabilities by reducing resistance against the hull, reducing horsepower requirements.
Construction and career
Thunder Bay was built by the Tacoma Boatbuilding Co., in Tacoma, Washington in 1985. She was launched on 31 July 1985 and later commissioned in 1986.
On 1 May 2015, the ninth annual Appreciation Dinner was held by the Rockland Coast Guard City Committee, in which it honors the commanders and crews of the Rockland Station’s three cutters, Thunder Bay, Abbie Burgess and Tackle were introduced, as well as the personnel at Coast Guard Station Rockland.[2]
On 4 February 2021, Thunder Bay conducted a icebreaking mission at the Penobscot River.[3] On 18 June, the ship finished the In-Service Vessel Sustainment program and departed Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Maryland.[4]
Awards
- Transportation 9-11 Ribbon
- Coast Guard Presidential Unit Citation
- Secretary of Transportation Outstanding Unit Award
- Coast Guard Unit Commendation
- Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation
- Coast Guard Meritorious Team Commendation
- Coast Guard Bicentennial Unit Commendation
- National Defense Service Medal
- Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
- Humanitarian Service Medal
- Coast Guard Special Operations Service Ribbon
- Coast Guard Sea Service Ribbon
References
- ^ "MORRO BAY Characteristics". www.atlanticarea.uscg.mil. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Rockland Coast Guard City Committee honors personnel at ninth annual Appreciation Dinner". PenBay Pilot. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "US Coast Guard ships complete first ice-breaking mission on the Penobscot River". newscentermaine.com. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ "Coast Guard Cutter Thunder Bay completes HVAC upgrade". United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
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