Ship Details |
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Spar (U.S.C.G.C.)Photo Credit: US Coast Guard |
Registry #1 | WAGL.403 (USCG) | Registry #2 | Registry #3 | ||
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IMO# | MMSI# | VRN# |
Name 1 | 1943 | Spar (U.S.C.G.C..) | Name 6 | ||
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Name 2 | Name 7 | ||||
Name 3 | Name 8 | ||||
Name 4 | Name 9 | ||||
Name 5 | Name 10 |
Year Built | 1943 | Place | Duluth | Area | MN | Country | USA |
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Designer | (nk) | Measurement (imp) | 180' x 37' x 12' |
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Builder | Marine Iron and Shipbuilding Corporation | Measurement (metric) | ?m x ?m x ?m |
Hull | Steel | Displacement | |
Gross Tonnage | Type 1 | Buoy Tender (Ocean Going) | |
Registered Tonnage | Type 2 | ||
Engine | 2-1050hp diesel engines | Engine Manufacture | EMD |
Repower | Propulsion | Twin Screw | |
Rebuilds | Call Sign | ||
Pendant # | WAGL.403 | Masters | Lieutenant C. V. Crewing USCG (1957) |
Owner(s) |
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In 1943-1997 she was owned by the United States Coast Guard. |
Fate | Registry closed | Date | 1997-00-00 |
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Named Features | |
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Significance of Name | USCGC SPAR was named after the original Coast Guard Women’s Reserve and is an acronym for the Coast Guard motto "Semper Paratus, Always Ready." |
Anecdotes |
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In 1957, under command of Commander C.V. Crewing USCG, this vesseltravelled as part of a US Coast Guard Squadron, West to East in a Transit of the Northwest Passage (the first US Vessels to Transit). In 1997 this vessel was laid up. this vessel was scuttled as a diving wreck. |
References |
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MacFarlane, J.M. (1992) Northwest Passage Challengers. In Resolution. Spring Issue. Maritime Museum of British Columbia; http://www.nc-wreckdiving.com/WRECKS/SPAR/SPAR.HTML; |
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