USCGC Alder (WLB-216)
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Class: | Juniper |
| Launched: | 07 February 2004 |
| Commissioned: | 10 June 2005 |
| Cost to build: | |
| Built by: | Marinette Marine Corporation, Marinette, Wisconsin |
| Decommissioned: | Still in Commission |
| Home Port: | Duluth, Minnesota |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 2,000 tons at design draft (full load) |
| Length: | 225 feet |
| Beam: | 46 feet |
| Draft: | 13 feet |
| Propulsion: | Two 3100hp Caterpillar diesel engines |
| Speed: | 15 knots at full load displacement (80% rated power) |
| Range: | 6,000 miles at 12 knots |
| Complement: | 50 (8 officers, 42 enlisted) |
| Armament: | |
| Aircraft: | None |
| Motto: | Semper Paratus (Always Ready) |
USCGC Alder (WLB-216) is a Juniper-class, 225 foot seagoing buoy tender in the United States Coast Guard.
Alder was built by Marinette Marine Corporation and launched on February 7, 2004. Alder'smaiden voyage on September 12, 2004. The Alder is currently assigned to Duluth, Minnesota as its home port. Alder replaced the previous cutter stationed in Duluth, the USCGC Sundew, which retired after 60 years of service.
Alder is designed as a multi-mission vessel, with its missions being Aids to Navigation, Icebreaking, Search and Rescue, Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Marine Environmental Protection.
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| Juniper-class Coast Guard Cutters |
| Juniper | Willow | Kukui | Elm | Walnut | Spar | Maple | Aspen | Sycamore | Cypress | Oak | Hickory | Fir | Hollyhock | Sequoia | Alder |
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