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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
491:"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
683:, 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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beginning on 10 May 1954. After acceptance in late 1954 she transferred to the 7th Coast Guard
District and was based out of
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off the coast of
Southern California. On 4 March 1982 she fought a fire aboard a fishing vessel off
568:. During February 1958 she patrolled the Miami to Nassau Race. On 14 June 1959 she assisted the M/V
462:, into mid-1941 until she was transferred, as of 1 June 1941, to the 14th District and was based at
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as of
December, 1967. On 25 March 1968 she assisted following a collision between the M/Vs
487:. 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
564:. On 30 December 1956 she assisted the sinking yacht
438:. With the transfer of the Lighthouse Service to the
470:. She arrived there after undergoing a refit at the
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360:4 officers, 1 warrant officer, 69 enlisted (1945)
875:List of cutters of the United States Coast Guard
616:. On 1 September 1965 she collided with the M/V
596:. From 12 to 13 March 1962 she assisted the M/V
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423:was a steel-hulled, steam-powered twin-screw
292:2 triple-expansion steam, horizontal engines;
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580:. From 28 to 29 April 1961 she escorted the
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556:On 3 July 1955 she towed the disabled M/V
442:in June, 1939, she was commissioned as a
608:. On 28 April 1963 she assisted the M/V
16:For other ships with the same name, see
553:where she served until December, 1967.
334:1,350 shp (1,010 kW) (diesel)
22:
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53:
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344:12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
331:1,000 shp (750 kW) (steam)
506:20-millimeter Oerlikon machine guns
933:Ships built in Oakland, California
271:11 ft 3 in (3.43 m)
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516:station on the Hawaiian Islands.
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391:2 × 20mm/80 single-mount cannons
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103:United States Lighthouse Service
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612:which was aground northeast of
660:that provided information for
399:2 × depth charge tracks (1945)
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352:2,000 mi (3,200 km)
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953:Maritime incidents in 1998
650:Pacific Missile Test Range
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302:Diesel conversion: (1951)
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108:United States Coast Guard
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263: in (53.251 m)
938:Hollyhock-class tenders
904:15.826421°N 87.933787°W
714:and was wrecked during
395:M2 Browning machine gun
225:General characteristics
148:Transferred to Honduras
727:US Coast Guard History
703:. She ended up as the
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120:Moore Dry Dock Company
909:15.826421; -87.933787
662:offshore oil drilling
654:Pacific Missile Range
633:San Pedro, California
562:San Juan, Puerto Rico
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430:tender built for the
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604:drone 17 miles off
436:Oakland, California
123:Oakland, California
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782:United States Navy
666:Malibu, California
578:Old Bahama Channel
493:aids to navigation
444:Coast Guard cutter
432:Lighthouse Service
375:processing systems
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481:Pearl Harbor
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373:Sensors and
295:2 oil-fired
249:174 ft
238:Displacement
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129:Commissioned
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18:USCGC Walnut
907: /
628:off Miami.
440:Coast Guard
434:in 1939 at
328:Twin screws
140:1 July 1982
132:8 July 1939
928:1939 ships
922:Categories
895:87°56′02″W
892:15°49′35″N
610:Capri Koch
508:; and two
368:74 (1945).
357:Complement
323:Propulsion
28:(WLM-252)
791:Hollyhock
764:Hollyhock
718:in 1998.
708:(FNH 252)
626:grounding
594:Blue Bell
558:Antwerpen
426:Hollyhock
421:(WLM-252)
309:38D 8-1/8
289:Original:
276:Ice class
241:885 tons.
710:for the
701:Honduras
685:Saturn V
586:Palaemon
537:between
464:Honolulu
460:Michigan
383:Armament
189:Acquired
179:Operator
162:Honduras
97:Operator
87:Namesake
860:Arundel
722:Sources
576:in the
551:Florida
528:Sunfish
456:Detroit
450:History
258:⁄
208:FNH–252
116:Builder
49:History
838:Walnut
821:
805:Walnut
779:
697:Walnut
681:Walnut
674:Walnut
645:Walnut
606:Nassau
566:Melody
525:sampan
521:Walnut
468:Hawaii
428:-class
419:Walnut
417:USCGC
246:Length
220:, 1998
91:Walnut
81:Walnut
41:Walnut
39:USCGC
26:Walnut
24:USCGC
862:class
833:Yojoa
706:Yojoa
624:from
547:Miami
535:Novia
532:ketch
514:LORAN
406:Notes
349:Range
341:Speed
268:Draft
173:Yojoa
836:(ex-
695:The
679:The
658:NOAA
639:and
602:USAF
582:NASA
574:Snow
539:Hilo
483:was
415:The
365:Crew
230:Type
213:Fate
200:1998
192:1982
169:Name
145:Fate
77:Name
798:Fir
588:to
560:to
497:PBY
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