175' Keeper-class Buoy Tenders
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The 175’ Keeper-class buoy tenders serve in an assortment of critical functions including maintaining aids to navigation, conducting search and rescue missions, law enforcement, marine safety inspections, and environmental protection. They are also used for light ice-breaking operations.
The 175’ Keeper-class buoy tenders are generally homeported near and are deployed to coastal areas such as the Chesapeake Bay, Long Island Sound, and Galveston Bay. They began service in the 1990s and replaced the aging 157’ Red-class buoy tenders and 132’ White-class buoy tenders.
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Project Resident Office
Marinette, WI
Project Resident Office
Marinette, WI
USCGC IDA LEWIS (WLM-551)
Newport, RI
Commissioned: 12 April 1997
USCGC IDA LEWIS (WLM-551)
Newport, RI
Commissioned: 12 April 1997
USCGC IDA LEWIS (WLM-551)
Newport, RI
Commissioned: 12 April 1997
USCGC KATHERINE WALKER (WLM-552)
Bayonne, NJ
Commissioned: 11 November 1997
(3-1/2” L x 1-1/2” H)
USCGC ABBIE BURGESS (WLM-553)
Rockland, ME
Commissioned: 11 July 1998
USCGC ABBIE BURGESS (WLM-553)
Rockland, ME
Commissioned: 11 July 1998
USCGC ABBIE BURGESS (WLM-553)
Rockland, ME
Commissioned: 11 July 1998
20th Anniversary 2018
USCGC MARCUS HANNA (WLM-554)
South Portland, ME
Commissioned: 9 May 1998
USCGC JAMES RANKIN (WLM-555)
Baltimore, MD
Commissioned: 1 May 1999
Commissioned May 1, 1999
USCGC JAMES RANKIN (WLM-555)
Baltimore, MD
Commissioned: 1 May 1999
Commissioned May 1, 1999
USCGC JAMES RANKIN (WLM-555)
Baltimore, MD
Commissioned: 1 May 1999
USCGC JAMES RANKIN (WLM-555)
Baltimore, MD
Commissioned: 1 May 1999
USCGC JAMES RANKIN (WLM-555)
Baltimore, MD
Commissioned: 1 May 1999
USCGC JAMES RANKIN (WLM-555)
Baltimore, MD
Commissioned: 1 May 1999
Presented by Kyle Sutschek
(Commanding Officer - May 2023-Present)
USCGC JAMES RANKIN (WLM-555)
Baltimore, MD
Commissioned: 1 May 1999
Triple Nickel
Keeper of the Bay
USCGC JAMES RANKIN (WLM-555)
Baltimore, MD
Commissioned: 1 May 1999
Francis Scott Key Buoy
Change of Command 2023
(Spinner; 3-1/2” H x 1-5/8” W)
USCGC JAMES RANKIN (WLM-555)
Baltimore, MD
Commissioned: 1 May 1999
Francis Scott Key Buoy
(3” H x 3/8” W)
USCGC JAMES RANKIN (WLM-555)
Baltimore, MD
Commissioned: 1 May 1999
Francis Scott Key Buoy
(4” H x 7/8” W)
USCGC JOSHUA APPLEBY (WLM-556)
St. Petersburg, FL
Commissioned: 7 May 1999
USCGC FRANK DREW (WLM-557)
Portsmouth, VA
Commissioned: 5 April 2000
USCGC FRANK DREW (WLM-557)
Portsmouth, VA
Commissioned: 5 April 2000
USCGC ANTHONY PETIT (WLM-558)
Ketchikan, AK
Commissioned: 18 May 2000
USCGC WILLIAM TATE (WLM-560)
Philadelphia, PA
Commissioned: 3 June 2000
USCGC WILLIAM TATE (WLM-560)
Philadelphia, PA
Commissioned: 3 June 2000
USCGC HARRY CLAIBORNE (WLM-561)
Galveston, TX
Commissioned: 31 March 2000
USCGC HARRY CLAIBORNE (WLM-561)
Galveston, TX
Commissioned: 31 March 2000
(2-1/2” H x 1-1/2” W)
USCGC MARIA BRAY (WLM-562)
Atlantic Beach, FL
Commissioned: 26 July 2000
USCGC MARIA BRAY (WLM-562)
Atlantic Beach, FL
Commissioned: 26 July 2000
USCGC MARIA BRAY (WLM-562)
Atlantic Beach, FL
Commissioned: 26 July 2000
USCGC MARIA BRAY (WLM-562)
Atlantic Beach, FL
Commissioned: 26 July 2000
USCGC HENRY BLAKE (WLM-563)
Everett, WA
Commissioned: 27 October 2000
USCGC GEORGE COBB (WLM-564)
San Pedro, CA
Commissioned: 27 October 2000
USCGC GEORGE COBB (WLM-564)
San Pedro, CA
Commissioned: 27 October 2000
USCGC GEORGE COBB (WLM-564)
San Pedro, CA
Commissioned: 27 October 2000
USCGC GEORGE COBB (WLM-564)
San Pedro, CA
Commissioned: 27 October 2000
Buoy Tender Round-Up 2023
Juneau, AK
(4” H x 2-1/4” W)
