CGC WILLOW (WLB-202)
Newport, RI
Willows's Seal: The willow tree echoes the name of the cutter; the lightning flash symbolizes the latest electronic and technological advances. The scroll is inscribed with the motto "IN OMNIA PARATUS". Learn more...
About 225' Sea-going Buoy Tenders
The 225' WLB is equipped with a single controllable pitch propeller, a bow and a stern thruster which gives the cutter the maneuverability it needs to tend buoys offshore and in restricted waters. A sophisticated Machinery Plant Control and Monitoring System (MPCMS) and an Electronic Chart Display and Information System enables the cutter to operate safely with a small crew. A Dynamic Positioning System (DPS) can hold the vessel within a ten meter circle using the Global Positioning System (GPS) allowing the crew to service and position floating aids to navigation more precisely than before in winds up to thirty knots and eight foot seas.
Characteristics
| Length: | 225' |
|---|---|
| Beam: | 46' |
| Draft: | 13' |
| Displacement: | 2,000 tons |
| Speed: | 15 kts @ 75 |
| Endurance: | 21 days unreplenished |
| Range: | 6000 miles at 12 kts |
| Crew: | 8 officers, 34 enlisted |
Last Modified 8/1/2008