USCGC Smilax information

USCGC *Smilax* (WLIC-315)
	USCGC Smilax (WLIC-315) underway
History
United States
Name	Smilax
Operator	United States Coast Guard
Builder	Dubuque Boat & Boiler Works
Cost	$194,238
Laid down	26 November 1943
Launched	18 August 1944
Commissioned	1 November 1944
Reclassified	WLI (1966); WLIC (1979);
Homeport	Fort Pierce, Florida (1944–1954); New Smyrna Beach, Florida (1954–1965); Brunswick, Georgia (1965–1999); Atlantic Beach, North Carolina (1999–);
Identification	MMSI number: 366999640; Callsign: NRYN;
Motto	Natu Maximus Mandatum Traba; (Oldest Commissioned Ship);
Nickname(s)	Queen of the Fleet
Badge
General characteristics
Class and type	Cosmos-class inland construction tender
Displacement	175 long tons (178 t)
Length	100 ft (30 m)
Beam	24.6 ft (7.5 m)
Draft	5.3 ft (1.6 m)
Installed power	2 × Waukesha diesel engines 600 bhp (450 kW)
Speed	10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph)

USCGC Smilax (WAGL/WLIC-315) is a 100-foot (30 m) United States Coast Guard Cosmos-class inland construction tender. Commissioned in 1944, Smilax is the "Queen of the Fleet", the oldest commissioned U.S. Coast Guard cutter.^[1]

^ ^a ^b "USCGC Smilax – A History". Coast Guard Mid Atlantic. United States Coast Guard. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2012.

[history-1] "USCGC Smilax – A History". Coast Guard Mid Atlantic. United States Coast Guard. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2012.

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History
USCGC Smilax (WLIC-315) underway
United States
Name	Smilax
Operator	United States Coast Guard
Builder	Dubuque Boat & Boiler Works^[1]
Cost	$194,238
Laid down	26 November 1943
Launched	18 August 1944
Commissioned	1 November 1944
Reclassified	WLI (1966) WLIC (1979)
Homeport	Fort Pierce, Florida (1944–1954) New Smyrna Beach, Florida (1954–1965) Brunswick, Georgia (1965–1999) Atlantic Beach, North Carolina (1999–)
Identification	MMSI number: 366999640 Callsign: NRYN
Motto	Natu Maximus Mandatum Traba (Oldest Commissioned Ship)
Nickname(s)	Queen of the Fleet
Badge
General characteristics
Class and type	Cosmos-class inland construction tender
Displacement	175 long tons (178 t)
Length	100 ft (30 m)
Beam	24.6 ft (7.5 m)
Draft	5.3 ft (1.6 m)
Installed power	2 × Waukesha diesel engines 600 bhp (450 kW)
Speed	10.5 knots (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph)