| Projet Resident Office Marinette U.S. Coast Guard |
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| Press Release |
Date:Aug. 31, 2004 Contact:LT Erik Skow |
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MARINETTE MARINE DELIVERS CUTTER ALDER TO U. S. COAST GUARD MARINETTE, Wis -- On September 2, 2004 the U.S. Coast Guard will officially accept the Coast Guard Cutter ALDER. The cutter was launched into the Menominee River at Marinette Marine Corporation on February 7, 2004 and has since been undergoing outfitting and sea trials. This date marks the first day the ship's crew will take responsibility for the cutter and the cutter will be placed into a temporary “In-Commission Special” status. The cutter's official commissioning is tentatively scheduled to take place at her homeport of Duluth, Minnesota on June 10, 2005. ALDER is the last in a fleet of 16 Juniper class, 225-foot sea-going buoy tenders, built at the Marinette Marine Corporation shipyard. The Coast Guard's Buoy Tender Replacement Project, a major acquisition to replace the WW II era 180-foot buoy tenders, began in 1996 when the Cutter Juniper was commissioned. ALDER’s primary missions are Aids to Navigation, Marine Environmental Protection, Search and Rescue, and Domestic Ice Breaking. The principal characteristics of ALDER are: Length: 225 ft, Beam: 46 ft, Draft: 13 ft, and Displacement: 2,000 Long Tons. The major equipment aboard ALDER will be 2 Caterpillar 3608, 3100 Brake Horse Power Engines for propulsion which will power a single shaft, Bird Johnson Controllable Pitch Propeller; a Bow and Stern thruster, which provide 460 and 550 Horsepower respectively; in addition to one 20 Ton Hydraulic 60 foot telescoping beam Appleton Crane. Power generation is to be provided by 2 Caterpillar 3508, 450 kilowatts generators. Thursday’s ceremony will commence at approximately 11 AM onboard the cutter. Marty Lakes, Vice President and General Manager of Marinette Marine Corporation will present the cutter to Commander Jim Knight, Commanding Officer of the Project Resident Office who will receive the cutter on behalf of the Coast Guard. The responsibility of the cutter is then transferred to the Commanding Officer of ALDER, Lieutenant Commander Steven Teschendorf along with the crew of 8 officers and 42 enlisted who become the “plankowners” of the new vessel. Media: Press credential must be picked up at the Marinette Marine Security Desk.
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