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USCGC Ironwood in 1996
History
USCGC IronwoodUnited States
NameUSCGC Ironwood
BuilderCoast Guard Yard
Cost$1,388,227
Laid downNovember 2, 1942
LaunchedMarch 16, 1943
CommissionedAugust 4, 1943
DecommissionedOctober 6, 2000
IdentificationSignal letters NRPN
USCGC IronwoodUnited States
NameIronwood
OperatorJob Corps Seamanship Academy
In service2002
HomeportAstoria, Oregon
Identification
  • MMSI number: 367450570
  • Callsign WDF4331
StatusActive
General characteristics as built in 1943
Displacement935 tons
Length180 ft (55 m)
Beam37 ft (11 m)
Draft12 ft (3.7 m)
Installed power2 x Cooper-Bessemer GND-8 Diesel engines
Propulsion1 propeller
Speed13.5 kn (25.0 km/h; 15.5 mph)
Range8,000 nmi (15,000 km; 9,200 mi) at 13 kn (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement6 Officers; 74 Enlisted
Armament
  • 3"/50 gun
  • 2 x 20mm gun
  • Depth charges

USCGC Ironwood (WAGL-297/WLB-297) is a former Mesquite-class sea-going buoy tender operated by the United States Coast Guard. She served in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War as well as a variety of domestic missions. She currently serves as a seamanship training vessel for Job Corps.

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