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Coast Guard Assets

Explore the aircraft, cutters and boats used by the Coast Guard to conduct various missions throughout the world.

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USCGC Smilax (WLIC-315), the oldest active U.S. Coast Guard cutter, travels through Hatteras Inlet. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

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USCGC Smilax (WLIC-315), the oldest active U.S. Coast Guard cutter, travels through Hatteras Inlet. U.S. Coast Guard photo.

The Coast Guard Cutter Smilax (WLIC 315) arrived at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, May 4, 2015, to begin an anticipated 15-week repair availability for overhaul, inspection, and preservation work on the 71-year-old, 100-foot inland construction tender. (USCG photo by Charles Wilson, Yard)

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The Coast Guard Cutter Smilax (WLIC 315) arrived at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, May 4, 2015, to begin an anticipated 15-week repair availability for overhaul, inspection, and preservation work on the 71-year-old, 100-foot inland construction tender. (USCG photo by Charles Wilson, Yard)

Characteristics

Length: 100 feet
Beam: 24 feet
Speed: 10.5 knots
Range: 2,000 nautical miles at 7 knots

Summary
The 100-foot inland buoy tenders primary missions are to ensure the safety of mariners by establishing and maintaining essential navigation aids along established waterways.