USCGC Hickory

USCGC Hickory (WLB-212)
History
United States
Commissioned	2003
Homeport	Santa Rita, Guam
Identification	IMO number:  9259965 MMSI number: 369916000 Callsign: NAZJ
Nickname(s)	Bull of the Pacific (previously Bull of the North)
Status	in active service
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General characteristics
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	7 Officers 40 Enlisted
Armament	2 x .50 caliber machine guns

USCGC cutter, HICKORY WLB-21 in Homer, Alaska

The USCGC Hickory (WLB-212) is a United States Coast Guard seagoing buoy tender, home-ported in Guam ^[1] The Hickory serves multiple missions, including aids to navigation, search and rescue, maritime law enforcement, marine environmental protection and homeland security. The Hickory was previously known as "The Kenai Keeper" and "Bull of the North" when its home port was Homer, Alaska, before assuming its current moniker "Bull of the Pacific" ^[1]

References

1. "Change of command ceremony marks new chapter for USCGC Hickory (WLB 212)". United States Coast Guard News. Retrieved 2023-09-13.

External links

• USCGC Hickory (WLB-212)
• Kingrey, Julia, (2 January 2008). A day in the life of the U.S. Coast Guard Hickory, Homer Tribune.