COSMOS class

Country of Origin: USA


 2 COSMOS-class INLAND BUOY TENDER (WLI)/
    INLAND CONSTRUCTION TENDER (WLIC)

 Name        Hull No.     In Service       Status

 BLUEBELL    WLI-313      March 24, 1945   Active
 SMILAX      WLIC-315     Nov. 1, 1944     Active

SMILAX is one of only two 100-ft inland buoy tenders (WLI) in service in the U.S. Coast Guard. SMILAX pushes a 70-foot construction barge (70018) The barge is equipped with cranes and other equipment to drive piles and work smaller buoys.

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