I originally posted this on my old website on June 22, 2009.
USCGC Fir & USCGC Tern in Portland, Oregon
The Fir is a Juniper-class 225-foot seagoing buoy tender. It was built by the Marinette Marine Corporation of Marinette, Wisconsin and was commissioned on November 8, 2003. It has a top speed of 17.5 knots, a crew complement of 53 and is based out of Astoria, Oregon.
USCGC Fir & USCGC Tern in Portland, Oregon
The Fir is responsible for 150 aids to navigation from the Oregon-California border to the Canadian border.
USCGC Fir & USCGC Tern in Portland, Oregon
The Fir is named after a predecessor Coast Guard cutter Fir that was built in 1939 to resupply lighthouses and lightships and service buoys and served for over fifty years until its retirement in 1991 and is now a National Historic Landmark.
USCGC Fir & USCGC Tern in Portland, Oregon
For more information visit the official website of the Fir.
USCGC Tern in Portland, Oregon
The Tern is a Marine Protector-class 87-foot coastal patrol boat. It is based out of San Francisco, California. The Tern has a top speed of 25 knots with a maximum range of 560 nautical miles at 14 knots and carries a crew of 10. The Tern is equipped with a stern-launched 17-foot Zodiac Hurricane Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) with a Hamilton jet drive.
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