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The Juniper class ships, launched in the late 1990s, are the second class of purpose-built Coast Guard seagoing buoy tenders. They are designed and operated as multi-mission platforms. While the 180s also performed other Coast Guard missions, they lacked the speed, communications, navigation and maneuverability of the new Junipers.
She was the sixth of the fourteen Juniper-class ships launched. Her hull is constructed of welded steel plates. She is 225 feet (69 m) long and has a beam of 46 feet (14 m). She is capable of maintaining a sustained speed of 15 knots. The ship has thirteen diesel fuel tanks capable of holding 74,498 gallons. [3]
USS Washington (1814) a ship of the line, was the second such to be launched by the Navy, and was on active service from 1815 to 1820. USS George Washington, in commission 1959–1985. George Washington-class ballistic missile submarine, lead ship; USS George Washington (CVN-73) was commissioned in 1992. Nimitz-class supercarrier
Elm and all but one of the Juniper-class buoy tenders are named after trees. She is the third Coast Guard ship of this name. The first Elm was a derrick barge launched in 1919 to maintain aids to navigation in the Hudson River. [8] The second USCGC Elm (WAGL-260/WLI-72260) was a buoy tender launched in 1938. [9]
"Nasty Nick" – USS Nicholas, name given by crew due to the proclivity of the ship's AC units to break down in hot weather. "Nelly" – HMS Nelson – also "Nelsol" – from fleet oilers with names ending in "ol" that the Nelson class looked similar to in silhouette. "Niffy Jane" – HMS Iphigenia "NO Boat" – USS New Orleans
USCGC Alder (WLB-216) is the final Juniper-class, 225-foot (69 m) seagoing buoy tender of the United States Coast Guard. Alder was built by Marinette Marine Corporation and launched on February 7, 2004. Alder ' s maiden voyage was on September 12, 2004. From commissioning until August 2022, Alder was assigned to Duluth, Minnesota as its home port.
USCGC Hollyhock (WLB-214) is a 225-foot (69 m) Juniper-class cutter of the United States Coast Guard. A seagoing buoy tender, Hollyhock was built by Marinette Marine Corporation and launched on January 25, 2003. Hollyhock is currently assigned to Port Huron, Michigan as its home port.
SS Grover C. Hutcherson was a Liberty ship built in the United States during World War II.She was named after Grover C. Hutcherson, a Merchant seaman killed on the Liberty ship SS Timothy Pickering when she was struck by an Italian Junkers Ju 87 Stuka while anchored off August Sicily, 13 July 1943.