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USCGC Salvia underway in 1971.
History
United States
NameUSCGC Salvia (WLB-400)
NamesakeSalvia plant
BuilderZenith Dredge Corporation
Laid down24 June 1943
Launched19 September 1943
Commissioned19 February 1944
Decommissioned4 October 1991
FateSalvage operations training vessel for US Navy in Little Creek
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
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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

The USCGC Salvia (WLB-400) was a Iris-class buoy tender belonging to the United States Coast Guard launched on 19 September 1943 and commissioned on 19 February 1944.[1]

Career

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International radio call sign of
USCGC Salvia (WLB-400)[1]
November Oscar Delta Sierra

After receiving her commission, the Salvia was assigned to ATON and icebreaking duties in the Great Lakes. In May of 1944, she was assigned to the 5th Coast Guard District and stationed in Portsmouth where she remained until the end of World War II.

After the war, she was homeported in Mobile and continued to perform general ATON. In April 1951 she was disabled in Calasieu Pass and was towed back to port by Tampa. In December of 1968 Salvia searched for survivors from the lost USCGC White Alder (WLM-541).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "USCG Salvia". USCG. US Coast Guard. Retrieved 31 July 2015.


Category:Iris-class seagoing buoy tenders
Category:1944 ships
Category:Ships built in Minnesota