USCGC Bollard (WYTL-65614) is a cutter in the U.S. Coast Guard.
 USCGC Bollard
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Bollard |
| Builder | Western Boat Building Corporation, Tacoma, Washington[1] |
| Laid down | 1966 |
| Launched | 4 May 1966 |
| Commissioned | February 1967 |
| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 72 tons |
| Length | 65 ft 11.5 in (20.104 m)[2] |
| Beam | 19 ft 7 in (5.97 m) |
| Draft | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
| Installed power | 2 x Onan, 25 kW generators |
| Propulsion | 1 x Caterpillar 3412DIT 12-cylinder Turbocharged Diesel; 500 shaft horsepower |
| Speed | 11 kn (20 km/h; 13 mph) |
| Range | 3,820 nmi (7,070 km) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 1 x 14 ft (4.3 m) work boat, Mercury 4-stroke 40 hp |
| Complement | 7 |
| Armament | None |
Bollard is a small icebreaking harbor tug that operates in Long Island Sound and north to Narragansett Bay. Her homeport is New London, Connecticut.[3] She was constructed at Western Boat, in Tacoma, Washington in 1966 and was commissioned in February 1967. As an icebreaking tug, the ship breaks ice on the Connecticut River in the winter to allow commercial traffic to pass.
In warmer weather, Bollard serves many missions including servicing aids to navigation, search and rescue and law enforcement. Bollard and her crew conduct search and rescue operations as necessary regardless of the time of year. The officer-in-charge is a chief boatswain's mate.
Bollard was awarded the Coast Guard Unit Commendation for service during the period of 2 Jul 86 to 6 Jul 86.[4]
On 26 February 2015, Bollard was featured in a news story about Coast Guard ice breaking operations on National Public Radio. In January 2018, Bollard was damaged during icebreaking operations on the Connecticut River.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Western Boatbuilding Co". Small Shipbuilders and Boatbuilders List. Shipbuilding History.com. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ^ "Data Sheet for 65' WYTL tug" (asp). USCGC Bollard (WYTL-65614). U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ^ "Units". atlanticarea.uscg.mil. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "Coast Guard Medals and Awards (Coast Guard Military Medals and Awards Manual COMDTINST M1650.25E)" (PDF). U.S. Coast Guard. U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Human Resources (CG-1). p. Enclosure 5. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ "USCG Vessel Damaged During Work to Clear Ice Jams Along Connecticut River". Connecticut News. NBC Universal Media. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
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