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USCGC Salvia underway in 1971.
History
United States
NameUSCGC Salvia (WLB-400)
NamesakeSalvia, the largest genus of plants in the mint family
BuilderZenith Dredge Corporation, Duluth, Minnesota
Laid down24 June 1943
Launched19 September 1943
Commissioned19 February 1944
Decommissioned4 October 1991
FateSold 2020
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USCGC SalviaUnited States
NameBrian Davis
NamesakeBrian Davis, a North Carolina diver who died in an accident
Acquired2020
FateScuttled as artificial reef 24 July 2020
General characteristics
Class and typeIris-class buoy tender
Displacement935 long tons (950 t)
Length180 ft (55 m)
Beam47 ft 1 in (14.35 m)
Draft12 ft (3.7 m)
Propulsion1 × electric motor connected to 2 Westinghouse generators driven by 2 Cooper Bessemer-type GND-8, 4-cycle diesels; single screw
Speed
  • 8.3 kn (15.4 km/h; 9.6 mph) cruising
  • 13 kn (24 km/h; 15 mph) maximum
Complement
  • 6 officers
  • 74 enlisted
Armament
  • 1 × 3 inch gun
  • 2 × 20 mm/80
  • 2 × depth charge tracks
  • 2 × Mousetraps
  • 4 × Y-guns

USCGC Salvia (WLB-400) was a United States Coast Guard Iris-class buoy tender in commission from 1944 to 1991. She operated in the Great Lakes and along the United States Gulf Coast during her career. Sold and renamed Brian Davis in 2020 for use as a memorial vessel, she was scuttled as an artificial reef in 2020.

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