An inland construction tender is a type of ship used to build and service shore structures such as piers and buoy trestles. It is also used to maintain buoys and
aids to navigation
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. Less frequently, they may be used for law enforcement, environmental, icebreaking, and search and rescue operations.
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United States Coast Guard
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currently has three classes of inland construction tenders designated as WLIC.
160-foot class inland construction tender
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100-foot class inland construction tender
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75-foot class inland construction tender
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USCG coastal buoy tender
The United States Coast Guard commissioned a new Keeper class of coastal buoy tenders in the 1990s that are 175 feet (53 m) in length and named after lighthouse keepers.
Keeper-class cutters serve the Coast Guard in a variety of missions and a ...
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USCG inland buoy tender There are two classes of USCG Inland Buoy Tenders.
The 100-foot Class Inland Buoy Tenders consists of the following boats:
* USCGC ''Bluebell'' (WLI-313); Portland, Oregon, (commissioned 28 September 1944)
* USCGC ''Buckthorn'' (WLI-642); Sault ...
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USCG seagoing buoy tender
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Construction Tender Inland