USCG 65' Small harbor tug
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- Gibbs Gas Engine, 1961–1962
- Barbour Boat Works, 1962–1963
- Western Boat Builders, 1966–1967
 USCGC Bollard breaking light ice. | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders |
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| Operators | United States Coast Guard |
| Preceded by | 64 foot harbor tug |
| Built | 1961–1967 |
| In commission | 1961– |
| Completed | 15 |
| Active | 11 |
| Retired | 4 |
| General characteristics (1961) | |
| Type | Small harbor tug (WYTL)[1] |
| Displacement | 74 tons |
| Length | 64 ft 11 in (19.79 m) |
| Beam | 19 ft 1 in (5.82 m) max |
| Draft | 9 ft (2.7 m) max |
| Propulsion | (1) 400 hp diesel, single screw |
| Speed | 10.6 knots max (1964) |
| Range |
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| Complement | 5 men |
| Sensors & processing systems | SPN-11 (1964) |
| Armament | none |
The USCG 65' small harbor tug is a class of fifteen tugs used by the United States Coast Guard for search and rescue, law enforcement, aids-to-navigation work and light icebreaking. The tugs are capable of breaking 18 in (0.46 m) of ice with propulsion ahead and 21 in (0.53 m) of ice backing and ramming.[2] They were designed with steel hulls to replace the 64 ft (20 m) wooden-hulled tugs that had been in service since the 1940s and were built by Gibbs Gas Engine Company, Jacksonville, Florida;[3] Barbour Boat Works of New Bern, North Carolina;[4] and Western Boat Builders Corporation, Tacoma, Washington[5] from 1961 to 1967. They were originally powered by a single 400 horsepower diesel engine, however several have been re-powered with 500 horsepower main drive engines since they were constructed.[1]