Coming home! the USCG vessel Alder arriving Duluth after Buoy Duty April 16, 2021

Design Features

Complement 50 (eight Officers, 42 Enlisted)

Displacement 2,000 tons at design draft

Length 225 feet

Beam 46 feet

Draft 13 feet

Speed 15 knots at full load displacement

Range 6,000 miles at 12 knots

Performance Characteristics

Main Propulsion Two 3,100hp Caterpillar diesel engines
Fixed pitch bow and stern thruster (450hp & 550hp)

Electrical Power Two 450kW ship's service diesel generators
One 285kW emergency diesel generator

Deck Equipment 24' cutter boat
24' aluminum workboat

Buoy Crane 40'-60' extendable length boom
40,000lb capacity main hoist
10,000lb capacity auxiliary hoist

Ice Operations 14" fresh water ice at three knots continuous speed
36" packed fresh water ice by ramming

USCGC ALDER (WLB-216) History


The USCGC ALDER (WLB-216) is the last 225' Juniper Class Seagoing Buoy Tender (WLB) built by Marinette Marine Corp. Launched in Marinette, WI on February 7, 2004, the ALDER replaced the 180 foot CGC SUNDEW, a Balsam Class Seagoing Buoy Tender built in 1944. After a lengthy pre-commissioning process, the Coast Guard accepted ALDER from the shipyard on September 2, 2004 and she sailed on her maiden voyage September 12th. ALDER officially attained "Great Lakes Cutter" status on October 12th after sailing through all five Great Lakes. Finally, on October 16th, she sailed for the first time into her homeport of Duluth, MN. ALDER was commissioned on June 10, 2005.

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