USCGC Gasconade

USCGC Gasconade is a Gasconade-class 75-foot (23 m) river buoy tender which was built in 1964 at Saint Louis, Missouri where she was initially homeported. In 1965 she was assigned a homeport of Omaha, Nebraska.[2] In 2021, she had a homeport switch back to St. Louis.

USCGC Gasconade (WLR-75401)
History
United States
NameUSCGC Gasconade
OperatorUnited States Coast Guard
BuilderSaint Louis Shipbuilding & Steel Co.[1]
Completed1964
Commissioned15 January 1964[1]
HomeportSt. Louis, Missouri
Identification
StatusIn service
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeGasconade-class 75 ft (23 m) river buoy tender
Displacement141 tons
Length75 ft (23 m)
Beam22 ft (6.7 m)
Draft4 ft 6 in (1.37 m)
Propulsion2 Caterpillar diesel engines turning 2 shafts with 600 bhp
Speed8 knots (15 km/h)
Complement13 enlisted
Armamentsmall arms
NotesDesigned to work in tandem with a 90 ft (27 m) work barge

Design

Gasconade pushes a specific-use 90-foot (27 m) aid to navigation maintenance barge, with a crane and buoy service gear. The vessel has a 22-foot (6.7 m) beam, 4-foot (1.2 m) of draft, and displaces 141 tons (full load). She is powered by two diesel engines turning two shafts with 600 bhp, giving the vessel a capability of eight knots.[1]

History

Gasconade was initially assigned a homeport at St. Louis, Missouri in 1964 but was transferred to Florence, Nebraska on 27 July 1965. On 27 September 1965, Gasconade transferred her homeport to the Corps of Engineers facility on John J. Pershing Road in Omaha, Nebraska.[2] In the Autumn of 2021, she transferred her homeport once again, back to St. Louis. Gasconade is commanded by a master chief boatswain's mate with a crew of thirteen assigned. Her area of operation includes the Missouri River from Glasgow, Missouri to Sioux City, Iowa.[3]

Citations
  1. Scheina, p 123
  2. Scheina, p 124
  3. Sector Upper Mississippi River Cutters, U.S. Coast Guard

Bibliography
  • "Sector Upper Mississippi River Cutters". USCG Sector Upper Mississippi River. U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  • Scheina, Robert L. (1990). U.S. Coast Guard Cutters & Craft, 1946-1990. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis. ISBN 978-0-87021-719-7.
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