USCG 65' Small harbor tug

USCGC Bollard breaking light ice.
Class overview
Builders
  • Gibbs Gas Engine, 1961–1962
  • Barbour Boat Works, 1962–1963
  • Western Boat Builders, 1966–1967
OperatorsUnited States Coast Guard
Preceded by64 foot harbor tug
Built1961–1967
In commission1961–
Completed15
Active11
Retired4
General characteristics (1961)
TypeSmall harbor tug (WYTL)[1]
Displacement74 tons
Length64 ft 11 in (19.79 m)
Beam19 ft 1 in (5.82 m) max
Draft9 ft (2.7 m) max
Propulsion(1) 400 hp diesel, single screw
Speed10.6 knots max (1964)
Range
  • 1,130 miles at maximum sustained speed of 10.6 knots
  • 3,690 miles at 7.0 knots economic speed (1964)
Complement5 men
Sensors and
processing systems		SPN-11 (1964)
Armamentnone

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]

Ships

Name and hull number Builder[6] Commissioned[6] Disposition or
homeport
USCGC Capstan (WYTL-65601) Gibbs 19 July 1961 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[1]
USCGC Chock (WYTL-65602) Gibbs 12 September 1962 Baltimore, Maryland[2]
USCGC Swivel (WYTL-65603) Gibbs 27 October 1961 Decommissioned on 14 April 1995[Note 1]
USCGC Tackle (WYTL-65604) Gibbs 1962 Rockland, Maine[1]
USCGC Towline (WYTL-65605) Gibbs 27 March 1962 Decommissioned in 1995[Note 2]
USCGC Catenary (WYTL-65606) Gibbs April 1962 Decommissioned on 1 May 1995 [Note 3]
USCGC Bridle (WYTL-65607) Barbour 3 April 1963 Southwest Harbor, Maine[1]
USCGC Pendant (WYTL-65608) Barbour August 1963 Boston, Massachusetts[1]
USCGC Shackle (WYTL-65609) Barbour 7 May 1963 South Portland, Maine[1]
USCGC Hawser (WYTL-65610) Barbour 17 January 1963 Bayonne, New Jersey[1]
USCGC Line (WYTL-65611) Barbour 21 February 1963 Bayonne, New Jersey[1]
USCGC Wire (WYTL-65612) Barbour 19 March 1963 Saugerties, New York[1]
USCGC Bitt (WYTL-65613) Western 27 May 1963 Decommissioned on 4 October 1982[Note 4]
USCGC Bollard (WYTL-65614) Western 10 April 1967 New Haven, Connecticut[1]
USCGC Cleat (WYTL-65615) Western 10 May 1967 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[1]

Notes

Footnotes
  1. ^ Currently is M/V Swivel owned and operated by Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation (GIPEC), Governors Island, New York[7]
  2. ^ Currently Training Vessel Towline owned and operated by Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Buzzard's Bay, Massachusetts[8]
  3. ^ Currently is Training Vessel Growler owned and operated by U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Kings Point, New York[9]
  4. ^ Currently is Research Vessel Clifford A. Barnes owned by the National Science Foundation and operated by the University of Washington, School of Oceanography[10]
Citations
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "65-foot Small Harbor Tug (WYTL)", Assets: Aircraft, Boats, and Cutters, U.S. Coast Guard
  2. ^ a b USCGC Chock (WYTL-65602), Data Sheet (26 September 2012), U.S. Coast Guard
  3. ^ "Gibbs Gas Engine Company"' Small Shipbuilders and Boatbuilders List, Shipbuilding History.com
  4. ^ "Barbour Boat Works", Small Shipbuilders and Boatbuilders List, Shipbuilding History.com
  5. ^ "Western Boat Builders Corp.", Small Shipbuilders and Boatbuilders List, Shipbuilding History.com
  6. ^ a b Scheina, pp 105-106
  7. ^ "Governors Island Alternative Transportation Study", (2012), p 16, John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center
  8. ^ "Marine Facilities", Our Campus, Massachusetts Maritime Academy
  9. ^ T/V Growler, About USMMA/Our fleet, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
  10. ^ "R/V Barnes", School of Oceanography website, University of Washington
References cited
  • "65-foot Small Harbor Tug (WYTL)" (asp). Assets: Aircraft, Boats, and Cutters. U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  • "Barbour Boat Works". Small Shipbuilders and Boatbuilders List. Shipbuilding History.com. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  • "Gibbs Gas Engine Company". Small Shipbuilders and Boatbuilders List. Shipbuilding History.com. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  • "Governors Island Alternative Transportation Study" (PDF). John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center. 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  • "Marine Facilities". Our Campus. Massachusetts Maritime Academy. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  • "R/V Barnes". School of Oceanography website. University of Washington. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  • "T/V Growler". About USMMA/Our fleet. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  • "USCGC CHOCK (WYTL-65602)" (PDF). Data Sheet (26 September 2012). U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  • "Western Boat Builders Corp". Small Shipbuilders and Boatbuilders List. Shipbuilding History.com. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  • Scheina, Robert L. (1990). U.S. Coast Guard Cutters & Craft, 1946–1990. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland. ISBN 978-0-87021-719-7.