U.S.C.G. Tenders Built or Acquired since WWII

(WAGB, WLB, WLM, WLIC, WLI, WLR)

Most recent update: April 26, 2019.
This table lists those tenders and other service vessels that have been built for or acquired by the U.S. Coast Guard since WWII.  If you have any additional data or see any errors, please send your info to me at timcolton@aol.com
Type # Name Shipbuilder Location Hull # LDT LOA Delivered Disposition
Icebreakers (WAGB, WLBB, WMSP)
WAGB 283 Burton Island Western Pipe & Steel San Pedro CA 220 6,515 269 28-Dec-46 Ex-AGB 1, acquired 1966, scrapped 1982
WAGB 284 Edisto Western Pipe & Steel San Pedro CA 221 6,515 269 20-Mar-47 Ex-AGB 2, acquired 1966, scrapped 1977
WAGB 4 Glacier Ingalls SB Pascagoula MS 580 8,625 310 27-May-55 Ex-AGB 4, acquired 1966, scrapped 2012
WAGB 10 Polar Star Lockheed SB Seattle WA 141 14,000 400 19-Jan-76 Active
WAGB 11 Polar Sea Lockheed SB Seattle WA 143 14,000 400 23-Feb-78 Inactive
WAGB 20 Michael Healy Avondale SY New Orleans LA 2372 16,000 420 29-Oct-99 Active
WLBB 30 Mackinaw Marinette Marine Marinette WI 601 3,500 240 31-Oct-05 Active
WMSP 21   VT Halter Marine Pascagoula MS   ~14,000 ~400 2024 Building
WMSP 22   VT Halter Marine Pascagoula MS   ~14,000 ~400 2026 Option
WMSP 23   VT Halter Marine Pascagoula MS   ~14,000 ~400 2027 Option
Large Buoy Tenders (WLB)
WLB 328 Magnolia Marietta Mfg. Point Pleasant WV 481 1,323 189 1942 Ex-Colonel John F. Story (MP 8), ex-Barricade (ACM 3), acquired 1947, sold 1971 as f/v Galaxy, sank 2002
WLB 329 Ivy Marietta Mfg. Point Pleasant WV 476 1,323 189 1942 Ex-Colonel George Armistead (MP 3), ex-Barbican (ACM 5), acquired 1947, sold 1969 as tug Agnes Foss, sold 1977 as f/v Maria Jose (Ecuador), fate unknown
WLB 330 Jonquil Marietta Mfg. Point Pleasant WV 475 1,323 189 1942 Ex-Colonel Henry J. Hunt (MP 2), ex-Bastion (ACM 6), acquired 1947, struck 1969, fate unknown
WLB 331 Heather Marietta Mfg. Point Pleasant WV 478 1,323 189 1942 Ex-1LT William G. Sylvester (MP 5), ex-Obstructor (ACM 7), acquired 1947, struck 1967, fate unknown
WLB 332 Willow Marietta Mfg. Point Pleasant WV 474 1,323 189 1942 Ex-General Henry Knox (MP 1), ex-Picket (ACM 8), acquired 1947, sold 1969 as f/v Royal Alaskan, fate unknown
WLB 333 Yamacraw Marietta Mfg. Point Pleasant WV 482 1,323 189 1942 Ex-MGEN Arthur Murray (MP 9), ex-Trapper (ACM 9), acquired 1946, to USN 1959, scrapped 1967
WLB 201 Juniper Marinette Marine Marinette WI 101 2,000 225 15-Nov-95 Active
WLB 202 Willow Marinette Marine Marinette WI 102 2,000 225 15-Jul-97 Active
WLB 203 Kukui Marinette Marine Marinette WI 103 2,000 225 15-Feb-98 Active
WLB 204 Elm Marinette Marine Marinette WI 104 2,000 225 25-Oct-98 Active
WLB 205 Walnut Marinette Marine Marinette WI 105 2,000 225 22-Feb-98 Active
WLB 206 Spar Marinette Marine Marinette WI 106 2,000 225 9-Mar-00 Active
WLB 207 Maple Marinette Marine Marinette WI 107 2,000 225 21-Jun-00 Active
WLB 208 Aspen Marinette Marine Marinette WI 108 2,000 225 21-Jun-01 Active
WLB 209 Sycamore Marinette Marine Marinette WI 109 2,000 225 1-Mar-02 Active
WLB 210 Cypress Marinette Marine Marinette WI 110 2,000 225 24-Jun-02 Active
WLB 211 Oak Marinette Marine Marinette WI 111 2,000 225 17-Oct-02 Active
WLB 212 Hickory Marinette Marine Marinette WI 112 2,000 225 6-Mar-03 Active
WLB 213 Fir Marinette Marine Marinette WI 113 2,000 225 31-Jul-03 Active
WLB 214 Hollyhock Marinette Marine Marinette WI 114 2,000 225 30-Nov-03 Active
WLB 215 Sequoia Marinette Marine Marinette WI 115 2,000 225 31-Mar-04 Active
WLB 216 Alder Marinette Marine Marinette WI 116 2,000 225 2-Sep-04 Active
Medium Buoy Tenders (WLM)
WLM 540 White Sumac Niagara SB Buffalo NY   600 132 1943 Ex-YF 416, acquired 1947, to Dom. Rep. 2002 as Capotillo (BA 2)
WLM 541 White Alder Niagara SB Buffalo NY   600 132 1943 Ex-YF 417, acquired 1947, in collision and sank 1968
WLM 542 White Bush Basalt Rock Co. Napa CA   600 132 Apr-44 Ex-YF 339, acquired 1947, to USN 1985, sunk as target 2004
WLM 543 White Holly Basalt Rock Co. Napa CA   600 132 Jun-44 Ex-YF 341, acquired 1947, to Canvasback Missions 1998, sold 2002, active (ON 1152166)
WLM 544 White Sage Erie Concrete Erie PA   600 132 20-May-44 Ex-YF 444, acquired 1947, to Canvasback Missions 1998, fate unknown
WLM 545 White Heath Erie Concrete Erie PA   600 132 9-Aug-44 Ex-YF 445, acquired 1947, to Tunisia 1998
WLM 546 White Lupine Erie Concrete Erie PA   600 132 31-May-44 Ex-YF 446, acquired 1947, to Tunisia 1998 as Tabarka
WLM 547 White Pine Erie Concrete Erie PA   600 132 20-May-44 Ex-YF 447, acquired 1947, to Dom. Rep. 1999
WLM 685 Red Wood USCG Yard Baltimore MD   525 157 4-Aug-64 To Argentina 1999 as Ciudad de Rosario, active
WLM 686 Red Beech USCG Yard Baltimore MD   525 157 20-Nov-64 Reefed 1997
WLM 687 Red Birch USCG Yard Baltimore MD   525 157 7-Jun-65 To Argentina 1998 as Punta Alta, active
WLM 688 Red Cedar USCG Yard Baltimore MD   525 157 18-Dec-70 To Argentina 1999 as Ciudad de Zarate, active
WLM 689 Red Oak USCG Yard Baltimore MD   525 157 10-Dec-71 Scuttled 1999
WLM 551 Ida Lewis Marinette Marine Marinette WI 201 845 175 15-Dec-95 Active
WLM 552 Katherine Walker Marinette Marine Marinette WI 202 845 175 26-Feb-97 Active
WLM 553 Abbie Burgess Marinette Marine Marinette WI 203 845 175 26-Jun-97 Active
WLM 554 Marcus Hanna Marinette Marine Marinette WI 204 845 175 24-Oct-97 Active
WLM 555 James Rankin Marinette Marine Marinette WI 205 845 175 8-Feb-99 Active
WLM 556 Joshua Appleby Marinette Marine Marinette WI 206 845 175 8-Jun-99 Active
WLM 557 Frank Drew Marinette Marine Marinette WI 207 845 175 6-Oct-99 Active
WLM 558 Anthony Pettit Marinette Marine Marinette WI 208 845 175 3-Feb-00 Active
WLM 559 Barbara Mabrity Marinette Marine Marinette WI 209 845 175 2-Jun-00 Active
WLM 560 William Tate Marinette Marine Marinette WI 210 845 175 30-Oct-00 Active
WLM 561 Henry Claiborne Marinette Marine Marinette WI 211 845 175 1-Mar-01 Active
WLM 562 Maria Bray Marinette Marine Marinette WI 212 845 175 2-Jul-01 Active
WLM 563 Henry Blake Marinette Marine Marinette WI 213 845 175 1-Oct-01 Active
WLM 564 George Cobb Marinette Marine Marinette WI 214 845 175 1-Mar-02 Active
Inland Construction Tenders (WLIC)
WLIC 75301 Anvil Gibbs Gas Engine Jacksonville FL   145 75 14-May-62 Active (Charleston SC)
WLIC 75302 Hammer Gibbs Gas Engine Jacksonville FL   145 75 20-Nov-62 Active (Jacksonville FL)
WLIC 75303 Sledge McDermott SY Amelia LA   145 75 5-Dec-62 Active (Baltimore MD)
WLIC 75304 Mallet McDermott SY Amelia LA   145 75 1-Feb-63 Active (Corpus Christi TX)
WLIC 75305 Vise McDermott SY Amelia LA   145 75 14-Mar-63 Active (St. Petersburg FL)
WLIC 75306 Clamp Sturgeon Bay SB Sturgeon Bay WI 262 145 75 24-Nov-64 Active (Galveston TX)
WLIC 75307 Wedge Sturgeon Bay SB Sturgeon Bay WI 263 145 75 10-Dec-64 Struck 1986 (Demopolis AL)
WLIC 75308 Spike Dorchester SB Dorchester NJ   145 75 15-Feb-66 Struck 1986, reefed off Jacksonville 2009
WLIC 75309 Hatchet Dorchester SB Dorchester NJ   145 75 23-Jun-66 Active (Galveston TX)
WLIC 75310 Axe Dorchester SB Dorchester NJ   145 75 17-Oct-66 Active (Morgan City LA)
WLIC 800 Pamlico USCG Yard Baltimore MD   416 160 11-Aug-76 Active (New Orleans LA)
WLIC 801 Hudson USCG Yard Baltimore MD   416 160 14-Oct-76 Active (Miami Beach FL)
WLIC 802 Kennebec USCG Yard Baltimore MD   416 160 6-Apr-77 Active (Portsmouth VA)
WLIC 803 Saginaw USCG Yard Baltimore MD   416 160 22-Sep-77 Active (Mobile AL)
Inland Tenders (WLI)
WLI 65302 Blueberry Dubuque Boat & Boiler Dubuque IA   68 65 25-Aug-46 Sold 1994 as tug
WLI 65303 Blackberry Dubuque Boat & Boiler Dubuque IA   68 65 25-Aug-46 Sold 2004 as tug, active
WLI 65304 Chokeberry Dubuque Boat & Boiler Dubuque IA   68 65 30-Aug-46 To Boston PD 2002
WLI 65305 Loganberry Dubuque Boat & Boiler Dubuque IA   68 65 29-Aug-46 Struck 1976
WLI 65400 Bayberry Reliable Welding Olympia WA   68 65 28-Jun-54 Active (Long Beach NC)
WLI 65401 Elderberry Reliable Welding Olympia WA   68 65 28-Jun-54 Active (Petersburg AK)
WLI 642 Buckthorn Mobile Ship Repair Mobile AL   200 100 17-Jul-64 Active (Sault Ste. Marie MI)
WLI 80801 Tern USCG Yard Baltimore MD     80 1969 Struck 1977
River Tenders (WLR)
WLR 65501 Ouachita Platzer SY Houston TX   143 65 22-Jul-60 Active (Chattanooga TN)
WLR 65502 Cimarron Platzer SY Houston TX   143 65 30-Sep-60 Active (Buchanan TN)
WLR 65503 Obion Gibbs Gas Engine Jacksonville FL   143 65 5-Jan-62 Active (Owensboro KY)
WLR 65504 Scioto Gibbs Gas Engine Jacksonville FL   143 65 27-Mar-62 Active (Keokuk IA)
WLR 65505 Osage Gibbs Gas Engine Jacksonville FL   143 65 15-May-62 Active (Sewickley PA)
WLR 65506 Sangamon Gibbs Gas Engine Jacksonville FL   143 65 16-Jun-62 Active (East Peoria IL)
WLR 75401 Gasconade St. Louis Ship St. Louis MO   141 75 15-Jan-64 Active (Omaha NB)
WLR 75402 Muskingum Maxon Const'n. Tell City IN   141 75 25-Mar-65 Active (Sallislaw OK)
WLR 75403 Wyaconda Maxon Const'n. Tell City IN   141 75 30-May-65 Active (Dubuque IA)
WLR 75404 Cheyenne Maxon Const'n. Tell City IN   141 75 5-Oct-65 Active (Buchanan TN)
WLR 75405 Chippewa Maxon Const'n. Tell City IN   141 75 3-Oct-66 Active (St. Louis MO)
WLR 75406 Kickapoo Halter Marine New Orleans LA   141 75 20-May-69 Active (Vicksburg MS)
WLR 75407 Kanawha Halter Marine New Orleans LA   141 75 22-Sep-69 Active (Pine Bluff AR)
WLR 75408 Patoka Halter Marine New Orleans LA   141 75 9-Feb-70 Active (Greenville MS)
WLR 75409 Chena Halter Marine New Orleans LA   141 75 27-May-70 Active (Hickman KY)
WLR 75500 Kankakee Avondale SY New Orleans LA 2360 172 75 12-Jan-90 Active (Memphis TN)
WLR 75501 Greenbrier Avondale SY New Orleans LA 2368 172 75 12-Apr-90 Active (Natchez MS)