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USCGC Swivel ice breaking at Bangor Maine on the Penobscot River in January 1992
USCGC Swivel ice-breaking at Bangor, Maine on the Penobscot River, in January 1991
History
USCGC SwivelUnited States
NameUSCGC Swivel (WYTL-65603)
BuilderGibbs Gas Engine Co., Jacksonville, Florida[1]
Cost$158,366
Commissioned27 October 1961
Decommissioned14 April 1995
Statusin active service, as of 2015
General characteristics [2]
Class and type65-foot Harbor tug
Displacement74 long tons (75 t)
Length64 ft 11 in (19.79 m)
Beam19 ft 1 in (5.82 m)
Draft9 ft (2.7 m)
Propulsion1 × 400 bhp (298 kW) diesel engine, single screw
Speed10.6 knots (19.6 km/h; 12.2 mph)
Range3,690 nmi (6,830 km; 4,250 mi) at 7 kn (13 km/h; 8.1 mph)
Complement10
Sensors and
processing systems
SPN-11 detection radar
ArmamentNone

USCGC Swivel (WYTL-65603) was one of fifteen 65-foot steel-hulled harbor tugs, that entered service with the United States Coast Guard in the 1960s. Each was built to replace the 64-foot wooden-hulled harbor tugs built during the 1940s.

  1. ^ Colton, Tim (2012). "Gibbs Gas Engine". shipbuildinghistory.com. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Swivel, 1961". U.S. Coast Guard Cutter History. 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.

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