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shells were falling within 100 ft. of the WALNUT. The attack lasted approximately 30 minutes, and when it was over the ship and crew had endured without any casualties. The next two weeks were fairly quiet and work went on as usual. Due to prevailing circumstances, the WALNUT departed for
Honolulu. One evening as the WALNUT approached their destination, an enemy submarine was sighted at a nearby island, which was on the ship's present course. Luckily, the WALNUT managed to slip past without being noticed and arrived safely in Honolulu."
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Flying Boat crashed into Midway Lagoon. In response, the WALNUT'S crew immediately launched their small boat, manned by several members of the ship's crew. The small boat quickly arrived on the scene and rescued the plane's crew, two of whom had been seriously injured in the crash. Meanwhile, enemy
502:"This was the day the WALNUT was to depart for Honolulu, but due to lack of fuel and being unarmed the WALNUT remained at anchor playing the role of Decoy in case any enemy craft should appear. For the rest of the day, the ship's crew worked quickly to extinguish all of the island's
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was credited with having set the deepest Coast Guard aid to navigation, the San Pedro
Channel Traffic Lane Buoy #7TL, which was moored in 2,700 feet of water off the coast of Southern California. On 12 March 1970 she set an Oceanographic Data Collection System (ODCS) buoy in the
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By the time she was scheduled for decommissioning, she serviced the following "federal" aids to navigation: 76 lighted buoys, 50 unlighted buoys and 75 minor shore aids. She also serviced private aids: 520 lighted buoys and the aids on 33 off shore oil platforms.
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and carried out search and rescue duties when required. She came under naval control in
November 1941, when the United States drew closer to war. She was moored at Long Dock on Midway Island when a radio message was received indicating that
694:, in addition to carrying out ATON duties, saw considerable action in other venues, including fighting fires, assisting vessels in distress, recovering US Air Force drones, escorting a NASA barge that carried a stage of a
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tracks. She spent the war in and around the
Hawaiian Islands, servicing aids to navigation, search and rescue, and convoy "decoy" duties. In 1944, she was involved in the construction of a
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two miles off Point Fermin, California. She played a "key role" in the experimental maintenance of deep water moorings using synthetic line instead of chain for floating aids. The
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Sometime in early 1942, she was classified as "miscellaneous tender" and given the hull number WAGL-252. By the spring of 1942, her armament comprised two 3-inch guns; four
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and
Honolulu. She was modernized and converted from steam reciprocating to geared diesel drive by the Guy F. Atkinson Company d. b. a. Willamette Iron and Steel Company in
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off the coast of
Southern California. On 4 March 1982 she fought a fire aboard a fishing vessel off
579:. During February 1958 she patrolled the Miami to Nassau Race. On 14 June 1959 she assisted the M/V
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as of
December, 1967. On 25 March 1968 she assisted following a collision between the M/Vs
498:. She immediately got underway and anchored in Midway Lagoon. A historical pamphlet noted:
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Resuming her peacetime pursuits with the Coast Guard after the cessation of hostilities,
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was decommissioned on 1 July 1982 and she was then transferred to the
Honduran Navy.
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remained in the
Hawaiian area until 31 August 1954. On 2 June 1953 she assisted the
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that was aground near the Matanilla Shoal. On 6 January 1963 she recovered a
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rocket, conducted SAR missions, and assisted in setting NOAA weather buoys.
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Ships transferred from the United States Coast Guard to the Honduran Navy
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18 miles south of Honolulu. From 8 to 9 March 1954 she searched for the
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Reinforced bow and stern. Ice-belt at water-line, notched forefoot.
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Radar: SO-1 (1945); CS (1966). Sonar: WEA-2 (1945); UNQ-1 (1966)
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was decommissioned in 1982 and given to the Government of
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General, Lighthouse tender WAGL; Coastal Buoy tender, WLM
575:. On 30 December 1956 she assisted the sinking yacht
449:. With the transfer of the Lighthouse Service to the
481:. She arrived there after undergoing a refit at the
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371:4 officers, 1 warrant officer, 69 enlisted (1945)
886:List of cutters of the United States Coast Guard
627:. On 1 September 1965 she collided with the M/V
607:. From 12 to 13 March 1962 she assisted the M/V
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434:was a steel-hulled, steam-powered twin-screw
303:2 triple-expansion steam, horizontal engines;
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567:On 3 July 1955 she towed the disabled M/V
453:in June, 1939, she was commissioned as a
619:. On 28 April 1963 she assisted the M/V
27:For other ships with the same name, see
564:where she served until December, 1967.
345:1,350 shp (1,010 kW) (diesel)
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355:12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
342:1,000 shp (750 kW) (steam)
517:20-millimeter Oerlikon machine guns
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282:11 ft 3 in (3.43 m)
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527:station on the Hawaiian Islands.
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402:2 × 20mm/80 single-mount cannons
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114:United States Lighthouse Service
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18:Honduran tender Yojoa (FNH-252)
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410:2 × depth charge tracks (1945)
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661:Pacific Missile Test Range
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119:United States Coast Guard
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915:15.826421°N 87.933787°W
725:and was wrecked during
406:M2 Browning machine gun
236:General characteristics
159:Transferred to Honduras
738:US Coast Guard History
714:. She ended up as the
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131:Moore Dry Dock Company
920:15.826421; -87.933787
673:offshore oil drilling
665:Pacific Missile Range
644:San Pedro, California
573:San Juan, Puerto Rico
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642:She transferred to
615:drone 17 miles off
447:Oakland, California
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504:aids to navigation
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306:2 oil-fired
260:174 ft
249:Displacement
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140:Commissioned
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29:USCGC Walnut
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639:off Miami.
451:Coast Guard
445:in 1939 at
339:Twin screws
151:1 July 1982
143:8 July 1939
939:1939 ships
933:Categories
906:87°56′02″W
903:15°49′35″N
621:Capri Koch
519:; and two
379:74 (1945).
368:Complement
334:Propulsion
39:(WLM-252)
802:Hollyhock
775:Hollyhock
729:in 1998.
719:(FNH 252)
637:grounding
605:Blue Bell
569:Antwerpen
437:Hollyhock
432:(WLM-252)
320:38D 8-1/8
300:Original:
287:Ice class
252:885 tons.
721:for the
712:Honduras
696:Saturn V
597:Palaemon
548:between
475:Honolulu
471:Michigan
394:Armament
200:Acquired
190:Operator
173:Honduras
108:Operator
98:Namesake
871:Arundel
733:Sources
587:in the
562:Florida
539:Sunfish
467:Detroit
461:History
269:⁄
219:FNH–252
127:Builder
60:History
849:Walnut
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816:Walnut
790:
708:Walnut
692:Walnut
685:Walnut
656:Walnut
617:Nassau
577:Melody
536:sampan
532:Walnut
479:Hawaii
439:-class
430:Walnut
428:USCGC
257:Length
231:, 1998
102:Walnut
92:Walnut
52:Walnut
50:USCGC
37:Walnut
35:USCGC
873:class
844:Yojoa
717:Yojoa
635:from
558:Miami
546:Novia
543:ketch
525:LORAN
417:Notes
360:Range
352:Speed
279:Draft
184:Yojoa
847:(ex-
706:The
690:The
669:NOAA
650:and
613:USAF
593:NASA
585:Snow
550:Hilo
494:was
426:The
376:Crew
241:Type
224:Fate
211:1998
203:1982
180:Name
156:Fate
88:Name
809:Fir
599:to
571:to
508:PBY
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