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USCGC Hickory

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USCGC Hickory (WLB-212)
History
United States
Commissioned2003
Identification
Nickname(s)Bull of the Pacific (Previously Bull of the North)
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Displacement2,000 long tons (2,000 t) full load
Length225 ft (69 m)
Beam46 ft (14 m)
Draft13 ft (4.0 m)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 15 kn (28 km/h; 17 mph) at full load displacement
  • (80% rated power)
Range6,000 nmi (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement
  • 7 Officers
  • 40 Enlisted
Armament2 x .50 caliber machine guns
USCGC cutter, HICKORY WLB-21 in Homer, Alaska
USCGC cutter, HICKORY WLB-21 in Homer, Alaska


The USCGC Hickory (WLB-212) is a United States Coast Guard seagoing buoy tender, home-ported in Guam[1] The Hickory serves multiple missions, including aids to navigation, search and rescue, maritime law enforcement, marine environmental protection and homeland security. The Hickory was previously known as "The Kenai Keeper" and "Bull of the North" when its home port was Homer, Alaska, before assuming its current moniker "Bull of the Pacific"[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Change of command ceremony marks new chapter for USCGC Hickory (WLB 212)". United States Coast Guard News. Retrieved 2023-09-13.
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