USCG seagoing buoy tender
The USCG seagoing buoy tender is a type of United States Coast Guard Cutter used to service aids to navigation throughout the waters of the United States and wherever American shipping interests require. The U.S. Coast Guard has maintained a fleet of seagoing buoy tenders dating back to its origins in the U.S. Lighthouse Service (USLHS). These ships originally were designated with the hull classification symbol WAGL, but in 1965 the designation was changed to WLB, which is still used today.
USCGC Sundew (WLB-404)
USCGC Conifer (WLB-301) c. 1966
USCGC Mesquite (WLB-305)
Launch of the Juniper-class buoy tender USCGC Oak (WLB-211)
United States Coast Guard Cutter
United States Coast Guard Cutter is the term used by the U.S. Coast Guard for its commissioned vessels. They are 65 feet (19.8 m) or greater in length and have a permanently assigned crew with accommodations aboard. They carry the ship prefix USCGC.
USCGC Harriet Lane, a Medium Endurance Cutter (WMEC)
Contemporary painting of a Revenue Marine cutter (possibly USRC Massachusetts )
USCG icebreaker Polar Sea
USCG Inland Construction Tender Saginaw