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The Coast Guard ship Buckthorn comes to BI

Launched:  November 1963
Commissioned:  June 1964
Currently Stationed in Sault Ste. Marie

Length........................100'
Beam..........................24'
Draft ..........................5'
Maximum Spee...........11.5 kts
Cruising Speed ...........10 kts
Shaft Horsepower ..... 300 hp, per Shaft ( 2 Shafts)
Endurance...................200 hrs at 10 kts or 2000 Nautical Miles
Crew..........................15 Personnel
Generators .................2 Detroit 371 30 KW
Main Engines ..............2 Caterpiller D353
Lifting Capacity ..........10,000 lbs

 

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