USCGC Wyaconda
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USCGC Wyaconda is a Gasconade-class 75-foot (23 m) river buoy tender that was commissioned 30 May 1965 at Leavenworth, Kansas. Wyaconda was the first of four Gasconade-class buoy tenders built by Maxon Construction Co. of Tell City, Indiana.[1] She has been homeported at Dubuque, Iowa since June 1973.[2] Her areas of responsibility are the upper Mississippi River from Clinton, Iowa to Minneapolis, Minnesota; Minnesota River from St. Paul, Minnesota to Shakopee, Minnesota; and St. Croix River from Prescott, Wisconsin to Stillwater, Minnesota.[3]
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NameUSCGC Wyaconda
OperatorUnited States Coast Guard
BuilderMaxon Construction Co, Tell City, Indiana
CostUS$374,423[1]
USCGC Wyaconda (WLR-75403) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USCGC Wyaconda |
| Operator | United States Coast Guard |
| Builder | Maxon Construction Co, Tell City, Indiana |
| Cost | US$374,423[1] |
| Launched | 7 March 1965[1] |
| Commissioned | 30 May 1965[1] |
| Home port | Dubuque, Iowa |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Gasconade class 75 ft (23 m) river buoy tender |
| Displacement | 141 tons |
| Length | 75 ft (23 m) |
| Beam | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
| Draft | 4 ft (1.2 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 diesel engines turning 2 shafts with 600 bhp |
| Speed | 8 knots (15 km/h) |
| Notes | Designed to work in tandem with a 130 ft (40 m) work barge |