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Asset | April 24, 2019

75-foot river buoy tenders

 

Characteristics
Kankakee-class river buoy tender
Length: 75 feet
Beam: 22 feet
Sustained Speed: 10 knots
Range: 600 nautical miles at 10 knots

Gasconade-class river buoy tender
Length: 75 feet
Beam: 22 feet
Sustained Speed: 10 knots
Range: 3,100 nautical miles at 6.5 knots
Summary
The 75-foot river buoy tenders deploy aids to navigation buoys and day boards to mark river channels.