PO Box 190651
Kodiak, AK 99619
Tel: (907) 487-5344
Fax: (907) 487-5511
United States Coast Guard Cutter
SPAR (WLB 206)
"The Aleutian Keeper"
Unit Description
The keel for 225’ Oceangoing Buoy Tender, USCGC SPAR (WLB 206), was laid on December 15, 1999 at Marinette Marine Shipyard in Wisconsin. SPAR was launched on August 12, 2000 and made the trip from Marinette, Wisconsin to Kodiak, AK from March to June 2001. She was commissioned on August 3, 2001. The 225' WLB is equipped with a single controllable pitch propeller, bow and stern thrusters which give the cutter the maneuverability it needs to tend buoys offshore and in restricted waters. SPAR’s operational area includes all the Aleutian Islands, earning her the name “The Aleutian Keeper.”
Area of ResponsibilitySPAR took Alaskan Aids to Navigation responsibility for the waterways of decommissioned USCGC IRONWOOD (WLB 297) and USCGC FIREBUSH (WLB 393). SPAR regularly sees duty throughout the Aleutian Chain, as far west as Adak, and in the Bering Sea, as far north as the Kuskokwim River. Unit Missions
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