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USCGC Kukui (WLB-203)

Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii

 

USCGC Kukui (WLB-203) is the third cutter in the Juniper-class 225 ft (69 m) of seagoing buoy tenders and is the third ship to bear the name. She is under the operational control of the Commander of the Fourteenth Coast Guard District and is home-ported on Sand Island in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her primary area of responsibility is the coastal waters and high seas around the Hawaiian Islands. Kukui conducts heavy lift aids-to-navigation operations, and law enforcement, homeland security, environmental pollution response, and search and rescue as directed.

 

Displacement: 2,000 tons (full load)

Length: 225 ft (69 m)

Beam: 46 ft (14 m)

Draft: 13 ft (4.0 m)

Propulsion: 2 x 3,100 hp Caterpillar diesel engines

Speed: 16 knots

Armament: 2 x .50 caliber heavy machine guns

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Uploaded on June 4, 2016
Taken on April 24, 2016