585:
399:-class buoy tenders had maximum sustained speeds of 13 knots (24 km/h; 15 mph), although this diminished to around 11.9 knots (22.0 km/h; 13.7 mph) in 1966. For economic and effective operation, they had to initially operate at 8.3 knots (15.4 km/h; 9.6 mph), although this increased to 8.5 knots (15.7 km/h; 9.8 mph) in 1966. The ships had a complement of six officers and seventy-four crew members in 1945; this decreased to two warrants, four officers, and forty-seven men in 1966. They were fitted with a SL1 radar system and QBE-3A sonar system in 1945. Their armament consisted of one
330:
669:
1200:
822:
104:
657:
1458:
1167:
1356:
1278:
1311:
1245:
182:
1425:
441:
468:
459:
450:
22:
722:
82:
387:
of up to 12 feet (3.7 m) at the time of construction, although this was increased to 14 feet 7 inches (4.45 m) in 1966. She initially had a displacement of 935 long tons (950 t; 1,047 short tons); this was increased to 1,026 long tons (1,042 t; 1,149 short tons) in 1966.
580:
operated off Alaska on
Special Arctic Operation, including ice breaking. From 9-14 November 1957, she searched for Pan American Flight 944 off Hawaii. On 24 December 1957 the ship assisted FV Hawaiian Fisherman off Kahului, Hawaii and later, on 15 October 1958, did likewise for FV Flying Fish Victor
605:, and used for ATON. During July 1983 the crew replaced the destroyed Blunts Reef Large Navigational Beacon with a new Exposed Location Buoy. During the spring of 1989 the ship and its crew were used in the movie The Hunt for Red October to depict a Soviet icebreaker and its crew.
600:
was stationed at
Sangley Point, Philippines and used to service ATON. From March 1968 through May 1971 performed numerous tours in Vietnamese waters servicing ATON. After returning from Vietnam the cutter was reassigned to San Francisco from 1971-90, docked at
569:, Hawaii, until 1967. She was used for ATON throughout the Pacific including American Samoa , the Marshalls , the Marianas, the Carolines, and the Philippines. On 11 October 1954 the cutter helped medevac a sailor from USS Kearsarge off Honolulu.
581:
3. Following a fire onboard MV Nicoline Maersk, Blackhaw responded and escorted the vessel to
Honolulu, HI from 23-24 November 1958. On 18 July 1959 Blackhaw relieved USCGC Dexter of tow of FV Cloud Nine and proceeded to Hawaii.
1553:
668:
802:
656:
584:
1548:
1538:
1517:
642:
795:
333:
USCG Blackhaw
Logbook March 1-31, 1969, page 19, noting the setting of lighted buoys to warn vessels they were coming up on the DMZ. x
64:
770:
622:
46:
788:
389:
329:
37:
1291:
1022:
1492:
1336:
1225:
1134:
1036:
970:
944:
520:
372:
1405:
1106:
1092:
977:
897:
827:
811:
356:
1430:
1393:
1324:
1148:
1078:
1057:
1050:
1029:
1015:
963:
956:
869:
836:
1501:
1381:
1258:
1180:
1172:
1043:
925:
918:
876:
862:
392:
generators which were driven by two CooperBessemer GND-8 four-cycle diesel engines. She had a single screw.
608:
The cutter was decommissioned at Curtis Bay, MD on 26 February 1993 and her crew was cross-decked to USCGC
1471:
1213:
1141:
1127:
1099:
1085:
1071:
1003:
932:
911:
904:
890:
883:
855:
368:
346:
197:
1369:
1113:
984:
848:
404:
300:
545:
which was disabled due to a casualty to main-engine fuel pump. The two cutters escorted the tanker to
400:
294:
1120:
1064:
32:
1543:
1250:
558:
602:
408:
313:
531:
continued to be stationed at
Charleston, and used for ATON. On 19-20 December 1951, along with
565:
off
Charleston. On 1 August 1954, the cutter was transferred to the Pacific and homeported at
1463:
742:
700:
515:
duties on the Great Lakes. Afterward she was assigned to the 6th Coast Guard
District and
246:
557:. Two months later, 19-20 November 1952, the cutter discovered and recovered wreck of an
379:
cost $ 871,771 to construct and had an overall length of 180 feet (55 m). She had a
1438:
1205:
991:
1532:
1361:
1283:
726:
110:
181:
546:
384:
307:
780:
620:
During the spring of 1989, the ship and her crew were used during the filming of
512:
411:, two depth charge tracks, and four Y-guns in 1945; these were removed in 1966.
380:
352:
260:
203:
1316:
630:
532:
422:
81:
440:
775:
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter BLACKHAW, San
Francisco, San Francisco County, CA
566:
516:
774:
467:
458:
449:
245:
1 × electric motor connected to 2 Westinghouse generators driven by 2
627:
388:
She was powered by one electric motor. This was connected up to two
583:
328:
319:
42:
Career section is poorly written with few links and no references.
725:
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
524:
508:
784:
662:
United States Coast Guard Cutter
Blackhaw Logbook February 1968
359:
launched on 18 June 1943 and commissioned on 17 February 1944.
15:
674:
United States Coast Guard Cutter
Blackhaw Logbook March 1969
588:
USCGC Blackhaw (WLB-390) hauls in a buoy in Qui Nhơn harbor
561:
aircraft. On 29 October 1953, the crew assisted vessel
1554:
Historic American Engineering Record in San Francisco
1454:
1421:
1352:
1307:
1274:
1241:
1196:
1163:
1002:
943:
835:
818:
1518:List of cutters of the United States Coast Guard
266:13 kn (24 km/h; 15 mph) maximum
796:
172:Sold on 24 November 2000, eventually scrapped
8:
527:duties. After the war, until 1 August 1954,
507:was assigned to general aid to navigation (
832:
803:
789:
781:
249:-type GND-8, 4-cycle diesels; single screw
643:List of United States Coast Guard cutters
65:Learn how and when to remove this message
132:Marine and Iron Shipbuilding Corporation
685:
652:
263:(15.4 km/h; 9.6 mph) cruising
737:
735:
695:
693:
691:
689:
612:which was commissioned that same day.
76:
100:
7:
771:Historic American Engineering Record
549:, Florida. From 7-9 September 1952,
229:47 ft 1 in (14.35 m)
14:
523:, where she was used for general
1549:Ships built in Duluth, Minnesota
1539:Iris-class seagoing buoy tenders
1456:
1423:
1354:
1309:
1276:
1243:
1198:
1165:
820:
720:
667:
655:
466:
457:
448:
439:
180:
102:
80:
20:
1215:Almirante Juan Alejandro Acosta
553:searched for survivors from MV
812:180-foot seagoing buoy tenders
1:
423:International radio call sign
383:of 37 feet (11 m) and a
748:. United States Coast Guard
373:Mesquite-class buoy tenders
371:were constructed after the
40:. The specific problem is:
1570:
521:Charleston, South Carolina
464:
455:
446:
437:
213:935 long tons (950 t)
36:to meet Knowledge (XXG)'s
1513:
1487:
828:United States Coast Guard
773:(HAER) No. CA-309, "
421:
357:United States Coast Guard
188:
95:
79:
1431:Panamanian Public Forces
1260:General Manuel José Arce
623:The Hunt for Red October
573:From June to August 1957
500:For March and April 1944
1227:Almirante Didiez Burgos
1173:Colombian National Navy
369:Iris-class buoy tenders
237:12 ft (3.7 m)
221:180 ft (55 m)
189:General characteristics
589:
334:
1284:Estonian Border Guard
587:
332:
777:", 7 data pages
541:assisted the tanker
47:improve this article
1251:Navy of El Salvador
308:depth charge tracks
616:In popular culture
603:Yerba Buena Island
590:
335:
1526:
1525:
1159:
1158:
593:From 1967 to 1971
497:
496:
493:
488:
483:
478:
401:3"/50 caliber gun
355:belonging to the
327:
326:
75:
74:
67:
38:quality standards
29:This article may
1561:
1462:
1460:
1459:
1429:
1427:
1426:
1360:
1358:
1357:
1315:
1313:
1312:
1282:
1280:
1279:
1249:
1247:
1246:
1204:
1202:
1201:
1171:
1169:
1168:
833:
826:
824:
823:
805:
798:
791:
782:
758:
757:
755:
753:
747:
739:
730:
724:
723:
719:
717:
715:
710:. US Coast Guard
705:
697:
671:
659:
491:
486:
481:
476:
471:
470:
462:
461:
453:
452:
444:
443:
419:
418:
184:
164:26 February 1993
156:17 February 1944
114:
113:
107:
106:
105:
84:
77:
70:
63:
59:
56:
50:
24:
23:
16:
1569:
1568:
1564:
1563:
1562:
1560:
1559:
1558:
1529:
1528:
1527:
1522:
1509:
1483:
1464:Philippine Navy
1457:
1455:
1450:
1424:
1422:
1417:
1355:
1353:
1348:
1310:
1308:
1303:
1277:
1275:
1270:
1244:
1242:
1237:
1199:
1197:
1192:
1166:
1164:
1155:
998:
939:
821:
819:
814:
809:
767:
762:
761:
751:
749:
745:
741:
740:
733:
721:
713:
711:
703:
701:"USCG Blackhaw"
699:
698:
687:
682:
675:
672:
663:
660:
651:
639:
618:
555:Foundation Star
465:
456:
447:
438:
426:
417:
365:
247:Cooper Bessemer
109:
108:
103:
101:
91:
71:
60:
54:
51:
44:
25:
21:
12:
11:
5:
1567:
1565:
1557:
1556:
1551:
1546:
1541:
1531:
1530:
1524:
1523:
1521:
1520:
1514:
1511:
1510:
1508:
1507:
1498:
1488:
1485:
1484:
1482:
1481:
1468:
1466:
1452:
1451:
1449:
1448:
1435:
1433:
1419:
1418:
1416:
1415:
1403:
1391:
1379:
1366:
1364:
1350:
1349:
1347:
1346:
1334:
1321:
1319:
1305:
1304:
1302:
1301:
1288:
1286:
1272:
1271:
1269:
1268:
1255:
1253:
1239:
1238:
1236:
1235:
1223:
1210:
1208:
1206:Dominican Navy
1194:
1193:
1191:
1190:
1177:
1175:
1161:
1160:
1157:
1156:
1154:
1153:
1146:
1139:
1132:
1125:
1118:
1111:
1104:
1097:
1090:
1083:
1076:
1069:
1062:
1055:
1048:
1041:
1034:
1027:
1020:
1012:
1010:
1000:
999:
997:
996:
989:
982:
975:
968:
961:
953:
951:
941:
940:
938:
937:
930:
923:
916:
909:
902:
895:
888:
881:
874:
867:
860:
853:
845:
843:
830:
816:
815:
810:
808:
807:
800:
793:
785:
779:
778:
766:
765:External links
763:
760:
759:
731:
684:
683:
681:
678:
677:
676:
673:
666:
664:
661:
654:
650:
647:
646:
645:
638:
635:
633:and its crew.
617:
614:
595:
594:
575:
574:
502:
501:
495:
494:
489:
484:
479:
473:
472:
463:
454:
445:
435:
434:
416:
413:
407:/80 guns, two
364:
361:
325:
324:
323:
322:
316:
310:
304:
297:
289:
285:
284:
283:
282:
279:
274:
270:
269:
268:
267:
264:
255:
251:
250:
243:
239:
238:
235:
231:
230:
227:
223:
222:
219:
215:
214:
211:
207:
206:
195:
194:Class and type
191:
190:
186:
185:
178:
174:
173:
170:
166:
165:
162:
161:Decommissioned
158:
157:
154:
150:
149:
146:
142:
141:
138:
134:
133:
130:
126:
125:
120:
116:
115:
98:
97:
93:
92:
85:
73:
72:
28:
26:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1566:
1555:
1552:
1550:
1547:
1545:
1542:
1540:
1537:
1536:
1534:
1519:
1516:
1515:
1512:
1506:
1504:
1500:Followed by:
1499:
1497:
1495:
1491:Preceded by:
1490:
1489:
1486:
1479:
1475:
1474:
1470:
1469:
1467:
1465:
1453:
1446:
1442:
1441:
1440:Independencia
1437:
1436:
1434:
1432:
1420:
1413:
1409:
1408:
1404:
1401:
1397:
1396:
1392:
1389:
1385:
1384:
1380:
1377:
1373:
1372:
1368:
1367:
1365:
1363:
1362:Nigerian Navy
1351:
1344:
1340:
1339:
1335:
1332:
1328:
1327:
1323:
1322:
1320:
1318:
1306:
1299:
1295:
1294:
1290:
1289:
1287:
1285:
1273:
1266:
1262:
1261:
1257:
1256:
1254:
1252:
1240:
1233:
1229:
1228:
1224:
1221:
1217:
1216:
1212:
1211:
1209:
1207:
1195:
1188:
1184:
1183:
1179:
1178:
1176:
1174:
1162:
1152:
1151:
1147:
1145:
1144:
1140:
1138:
1137:
1133:
1131:
1130:
1126:
1124:
1123:
1119:
1117:
1116:
1112:
1110:
1109:
1105:
1103:
1102:
1098:
1096:
1095:
1091:
1089:
1088:
1084:
1082:
1081:
1077:
1075:
1074:
1070:
1068:
1067:
1063:
1061:
1060:
1056:
1054:
1053:
1049:
1047:
1046:
1042:
1040:
1039:
1035:
1033:
1032:
1028:
1026:
1025:
1021:
1019:
1018:
1014:
1013:
1011:
1008:
1006:
1001:
995:
994:
990:
988:
987:
983:
981:
980:
976:
974:
973:
969:
967:
966:
962:
960:
959:
955:
954:
952:
949:
947:
942:
936:
935:
931:
929:
928:
924:
922:
921:
917:
915:
914:
910:
908:
907:
903:
901:
900:
896:
894:
893:
889:
887:
886:
882:
880:
879:
875:
873:
872:
868:
866:
865:
861:
859:
858:
854:
852:
851:
847:
846:
844:
841:
839:
834:
831:
829:
817:
813:
806:
801:
799:
794:
792:
787:
786:
783:
776:
772:
769:
768:
764:
744:
738:
736:
732:
728:
727:public domain
709:
702:
696:
694:
692:
690:
686:
679:
670:
665:
658:
653:
648:
644:
641:
640:
636:
634:
632:
629:
625:
624:
615:
613:
611:
606:
604:
599:
592:
591:
586:
582:
579:
572:
571:
570:
568:
564:
560:
556:
552:
548:
544:
540:
536:
535:
530:
526:
522:
518:
514:
510:
506:
499:
498:
490:
485:
480:
475:
474:
469:
460:
451:
442:
436:
433:
431:
424:
420:
414:
412:
410:
406:
402:
398:
393:
391:
386:
382:
378:
374:
370:
362:
360:
358:
354:
351:
349:
344:
342:
331:
321:
317:
315:
311:
309:
305:
302:
298:
296:
292:
291:
290:
287:
286:
280:
277:
276:
275:
272:
271:
265:
262:
258:
257:
256:
253:
252:
248:
244:
241:
240:
236:
233:
232:
228:
225:
224:
220:
217:
216:
212:
209:
208:
205:
202:
200:
196:
193:
192:
187:
183:
179:
176:
175:
171:
168:
167:
163:
160:
159:
155:
152:
151:
147:
144:
143:
140:16 April 1943
139:
136:
135:
131:
128:
127:
124:
121:
118:
117:
112:
111:United States
99:
94:
89:
83:
78:
69:
66:
58:
48:
43:
39:
35:
34:
27:
18:
17:
1502:
1493:
1477:
1472:
1444:
1439:
1411:
1406:
1399:
1394:
1387:
1382:
1375:
1370:
1342:
1337:
1330:
1325:
1297:
1292:
1264:
1259:
1231:
1226:
1219:
1214:
1186:
1181:
1149:
1142:
1135:
1128:
1121:
1114:
1107:
1100:
1093:
1086:
1079:
1072:
1065:
1058:
1051:
1044:
1037:
1030:
1023:
1016:
1004:
992:
985:
978:
971:
964:
957:
945:
933:
926:
919:
912:
905:
898:
891:
884:
877:
870:
863:
856:
849:
837:
750:. Retrieved
712:. Retrieved
707:
626:to depict a
621:
619:
609:
607:
597:
596:
577:
576:
562:
554:
550:
547:Jacksonville
542:
538:
533:
528:
504:
503:
429:
427:
396:
394:
390:Westinghouse
376:
366:
347:
340:
338:
336:
210:Displacement
198:
153:Commissioned
148:18 June 1943
122:
87:
61:
55:October 2017
52:
45:Please help
41:
30:
1298:Bittersweet
1024:Bittersweet
513:icebreaking
353:buoy tender
281:74 enlisted
204:buoy tender
49:if you can.
1544:1943 ships
1533:Categories
1343:Sweetbrier
1317:Ghana Navy
1232:Buttonwood
1182:San Andrés
1136:Sweetbrier
1038:Blackthorn
972:Buttonwood
743:"Blackhaw"
680:References
631:icebreaker
610:Buttonwood
517:homeported
409:Mousetraps
314:Mousetraps
295:3 inch gun
278:6 officers
273:Complement
242:Propulsion
1494:Speedwell
1412:Sassafras
1108:Sassafras
1094:Sagebrush
1009:(Class C)
979:Planetree
950:(Class B)
899:Evergreen
842:(Class A)
752:24 August
563:T N. Gill
432:(WLB-390)
343:(WLB-390)
259:8.3
137:Laid down
90:underway.
1445:Sweetgum
1400:Firebush
1331:Woodrush
1150:Woodrush
1080:Mariposa
1059:Hornbeam
1052:Firebush
1031:Blackhaw
1017:Basswood
993:Sweetgum
965:Mesquite
958:Ironwood
946:Mesquite
871:Woodbine
637:See also
598:Blackhaw
578:Blackhaw
567:Honolulu
551:Blackhaw
543:Bulkfuel
539:Blackhaw
529:Blackhaw
505:Blackhaw
477:November
430:Blackhaw
377:Blackhaw
341:Blackhaw
288:Armament
145:Launched
123:Blackhaw
88:Blackhaw
31:require
1503:Juniper
1473:Kalinga
1388:Cowslip
1265:Madrona
1187:Gentian
1045:Bramble
927:Madrona
920:Conifer
878:Gentian
864:Cowslip
714:26 July
649:Gallery
129:Builder
96:History
33:cleanup
1505:-class
1496:-class
1478:Redbud
1461:
1428:
1395:Nwamba
1383:Ologbo
1371:Kyanwa
1359:
1326:Anzone
1314:
1293:Valvas
1281:
1248:
1220:Citrus
1203:
1170:
1143:Acacia
1129:Sundew
1101:Salvia
1087:Redbud
1073:Mallow
934:Tupelo
913:Citrus
906:Sorrel
892:Clover
885:Laurel
857:Cactus
850:Balsam
838:Cactus
825:
628:Soviet
534:Koiner
511:) and
428:USCGC
415:Career
403:, two
363:Design
350:-class
345:was a
339:USCGC
320:Y-guns
218:Length
201:-class
86:USCGC
1407:Obula
1376:Sedge
1338:Bonsu
1115:Sedge
1007:class
986:Papaw
948:class
840:class
746:(PDF)
704:(PDF)
559:F8F-2
492:India
487:Delta
482:Oscar
405:20 mm
385:draft
301:20 mm
254:Speed
234:Draft
177:Badge
1476:(ex-
1443:(ex-
1410:(ex-
1398:(ex-
1386:(ex-
1374:(ex-
1341:(ex-
1329:(ex-
1296:(ex-
1263:(ex-
1230:(ex-
1218:(ex-
1185:(ex-
1122:Spar
1066:Iris
1005:Iris
754:2015
716:2015
708:USCG
525:ATON
509:ATON
397:Iris
395:The
381:beam
367:The
348:Iris
337:The
318:4 ×
312:2 ×
306:2 ×
299:2 ×
293:1 ×
226:Beam
199:Iris
169:Fate
119:Name
519:in
303:/80
1535::
734:^
706:.
688:^
537:,
425:of
375:.
261:kn
1480:)
1447:)
1414:)
1402:)
1390:)
1378:)
1345:)
1333:)
1300:)
1267:)
1234:)
1222:)
1189:)
804:e
797:t
790:v
756:.
729:.
718:.
68:)
62:(
57:)
53:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.