USCG aids to navigation boat
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United States Coast Guard
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maintains roughly 145 Aids to Navigation Boats. These boats were designed primarily to serve within the inland waters of the United States
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. These vessels include TANB/BUSL/ANB/ANB ranging from 26 to 55 feet in length.
Most Aids to Navigation Boats of the United States Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven U.S. uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission and a federal regulatory agency...
are stationed with Aids to Navigation Teams (ANT). These are teams of Boatswain's mates, Machinery Technician's and non-rated personnel that service small buoys, jetty lights and light houses.
Boats
- 55' Aids to Navigation Boat (ANB) Equipped with a crane that is used for hoisting and securing the various buoys and aids to navigation that the Coast Guard supplies for waterways. The boat is 55 feet long to the transom, and 58 feet 9 inches to the end of the swim platform. It is 25 feet tall unfixed and has a navigational draft of 8 feet. The 55' ANB goes approximately 25 knots when at full speed. The 55' ANB is often employed to service offshore aids as well.
- 49' Buoy Utility Stern Loading (BUSL): LOA-49'2 1/4", BEAM- 16'10", Highest Fixed Point -15', Highest Unfixed- 27', Hoisting Capacity 71,690LBS, DRAFT-5'6"
- 26' Trailerable Aids to Navigation Boat (TANB): LOA: 29 feet 7 inches, Beam: 8 feet, Draft: 2 feet 4 inches, Engines: Twin 150 HP 4-cycle outboard motors, Cruise Speed: 30 KTS at 4,800 RPM, Range: 170 NM at 4,800 RPM, Hosting Capacity (SWL): 500 Pounds