USCGC Katherine Walker

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History
United States
NameKathrine Walker
NamesakeKatherine Walker, the keeper of the Robbins Reef Light
OwnerUnited States
OperatorU.S. Coast Guard
BuilderFincantieri Marine Group
Laid down8 April 1996
Launched14 September 1996
HomeportBayonne, New Jersey
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
TypeKeeper-class coastal buoy tender
Tonnage903 GT
Length53.34 m (175.0 ft)
Beam11 m (36.1 ft)
Height2.4 m (7.9 ft)
Decks1
Ice classCan break ice of about 35 mm thickness at 3 kn
Installed power2 x CAT 3508 TA diesels,
Propulsion2 x Ulstein/Rolls Royce 360 degree steerable Z-Drives plus 600 HP Electric Bow Thruster
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Range2000 nautical miles at 10 kn
CapacityBuoy deck area: 1/335ft2
Crew24 (2 Officers, 22 Enlisted)
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Nav. radar
  • Machinery Plant Control and Monitoring System (MPCMS)
  • Electronic Chart Positioning and Information System (ECPINS)
  • Dynamic Positioning System (DPS)
  • Side Scan Sonar
Aviation facilitiesCrane: 1 x 10 ton

USCGS Katherine Walker (WLM-552) is a Keeper-class coastal buoy tender of the United States Coast Guard. Her keel was laid on 8 April 1996 by .[1] Her namesake is Katherine Walker, the keeper of the Robbins Reef Light; Walker was responsible for saving the lives of 50 people.[2] As well as keeping many ships away from the rocks. USCGC Katherine Walker is responsible for a total of 335 aids to navigation (ATON).[3]

On September 11, 2001, the crew of the USCGS Katherine Walker planned and participated in the maritime evacuation of Lower Manhattan.[4]

On April 4, 2017, the USCGS Katherine Walker responded to a potential environmental disaster on the Hudson River, near Catskill, New York, where a barge had run aground carrying 60,000 barrels of gasoline. A safety zone was established on the river, in the vicinity of the vessel, yet the barge's tanks had not been punctured and there was no leakage as a result of the accident.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "USCGC KATHERINE WALKER (Buoy ship)". FleetMon.com. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  2. ^ "USCGC Katherine Walker (WLM 552) - MilitaryNews.com: The ... - FlipHTML5". fliphtml5.com. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  3. ^ "USCGC Katherine Walker". www.atlanticarea.uscg.mil. Archived from the original on 2018-03-02. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  4. ^ Capelotti, P. J. (December 19, 2003). ROGUE WAVE: The U.S. Coast Guard on and after 9/11 (PDF). Washington, DC: Government Printing Office. pp. 14, 21, 23. ISBN 9780160698248. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
  5. ^ "Barge Carrying 60,000 Barrels Of Gasoline Runs Aground On The Hudson River". WLNY-TV / 10/55 CBS New York. Associated Press. April 4, 2017. Archived from the original on April 4, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2021.
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