USCGC Kankakee (WLR-75500)
United States Coast Guard buoy tender, built in 1990
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USCGC Kankakee is a Kankakee class 75-foot river buoy tender[1] which was built in 1990 by Avondale Shipyard Small Boat Division, New Orleans, Louisiana.
NameUSCGC Kankakee
NamesakeLighthouse Tender Ship Kankakee and Kankakee River
OperatorUnited States Coast Guard
BuilderAvondale Shipyard Small Boat Division, New Orleans, Louisiana
 USCGC Kankakee in its homeport of Memphis, TN | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USCGC Kankakee |
| Namesake | Lighthouse Tender Ship Kankakee and Kankakee River |
| Operator | United States Coast Guard |
| Builder | Avondale Shipyard Small Boat Division, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Laid down | 9 May 1988 |
| Launched | 8 July 1989 |
| Commissioned | 11 Oct 1990 |
| Home port | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Kankakee-class 75-foot river buoy tender |
| Displacement | 172 tons |
| Length | 75 ft (23 m) |
| Beam | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
| Draft | 5 ft (1.5 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 diesel engines turning 2 shafts with 1,080 bhp |
| Speed | 12 knots |
| Crew | 19 |
Area of Operation
The USCGC Kankakee operates in area of the Lower Mississippi River MM 683 - 813.6 [1]