For other ships of the same name, see USCGC Sycamore (WAGL-268).
USCGC Sycamore (WLB-209) | |
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![]() USCGC Sycamore being launched. | |
Career (United States) | ![]() |
Builder: |
Marinette Marine Marinette, Wisconsin |
Launched: | 28 July 2001 |
Commissioned: | 2 July 2002 |
Homeport: | Cordova, Alaska |
Status: | in active service, as of 2025[update] |
General characteristics | |
Class & type: | Juniper |
Displacement: | 2,000 long tons (2,000 t) full load |
Length: | 225 ft (69 m) |
Beam: | 46 ft (14 m) |
Draft: | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
Propulsion: |
2 × Caterpillar 3608 engines Marine Engines 3,100 shp (2,300 kW) |
Speed: |
15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) at full load displacement (80% rated power) |
Range: | 6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement: |
8 Officers 42 Enlisted |
Armament: | 2 x .50 caliber machine guns |
The USCGC Sycamore (WLB-209) is a United States Coast Guard seagoing buoy tender based out of Cordova, Alaska. The Sycamore was built by Marinette Marine in Marinette, Wisconsin. She was commissioned in Cordova on July 2, 2002 replacing the 180 foot C-Class buoy tender Sweetbrier, which had been stationed in Cordova since 1976.
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