6 (1976), p. 315. Burton Island (AG-88) was laid down on 15 March 1945 at San Pedro, Calif., by the Western Pipe & Steel Co.; launched on 30 April 1946; sponsored by Mrs. Maud Norris, wife of Capt. [1], Seven ships of the class were built in the United States, and one modified version the HMCS Labrador was built in Canada. "A Brief History of U.S. Coast Guard Icebreakers." NB: The two Northwinds referenced below are not to be confused with one another. Diesel electric machinery was chosen for its controllability and resistance to damage, and they were fitted with a removable front propeller used to create a wash to clear ice. All icebreakers returned to the Coast Guard in the 1960s when it was determined that—with its long his-tory of operations in the ice-covered waters of Alaska, Antarctica, Greenland, the … In at least one instance it was noted that catastrophic failure would have occurred had it not been for the local nature of the load and the lack of a significant tensile field beyond the immediate damaged area. From 1949 through 1960, Edisto continued her indispensable support to exploration in both Arctic and Antarctic. 2014—The This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime.The list is in chronological order. The Wind - class icebreakers were a line of diesel electric - powered icebreakers in service with the United States Navy, United States Coast Guard Royal The Canadian Coast Guard CCG maintains a fleet of sea and lake going vessels, hovercraft, and aircraft. 18-04-2019 14:30:23 ZULU. After years of back and forth, the U.S. government has finally issued a contract to VT Halter Marine for the U.S. Coast Guard's first new heavy icebreaker … The Labrador was not fitted with any weapons systems. Status: Decommissioned 15 November 1974 and scrapped. She was commissioned at Yokosuka on 1 October 1950. Status: Decommissioned 20 January 1989 and scrapped. Redesignated as WAGB-281, Westwind subsequently operated in the waters off Greenland and Newfoundland in the 1950's. Edmund L. Andronik in command. They were very effective ships: all except Eastwind served at least thirty years, and Northwind served in the USCG continuously for forty-four years. [15][16][17], This was the second icebreaker commissioned Northwind. The first Northwind was transferred to the USSR under Lend-Lease and became the Staten Island upon her return to the United States. Despite this it continues to suffer from mechanical decay and requires expensive repairs on an ongoing basis. Construction. The sides of the icebreaker were rounded, with marked tumble home, that enabled the ship to break free from ice by heeling from side to side. The ship resumed the name Southwind on 18 January 1967. They were considered the most technologically advanced icebreakers in the world when first built, they were also heavily armed. Ballast could also be shifted rapidly between fore and aft tanks to change the trim of the ship. The . During the 1840-50s, Superintendent of the Naval Observatory Cmdr. [12][13][14], Sent to  Soviet Navy in 1945 where it was known as the Severni Polius (North pole) as part of the Lend-Lease program. It was accompanied by the U.S. Navy icebreaker, Burton Island. Six 20 mm/80 AA; Y-guns. United States Coast Guard (more on United States Coast Guard) USCGC Eastwind (WAGB 279) USCGC Northwind (i) (WAGB 278) USCGC Northwind (ii) (WAGB 282) USCGC Southwind (WAGB 280) USCGC Westwind (WAGB 281) 4 Icebreakers (5 names) of the Wind class. Normalizing of the plate material in the laboratory] resulted in a marked improvement in notch- toughness properties. After these two ships conquered the McClure Strait, they met with the Canadian icebreaker Labrador going east to west. They had several mission in the Arctic, but until recent years most of the missions of the Polar Class icebreakers were in the Antarctic. Adams, Michael R. "Coast Guard Breaks Ice with New 140-Foot Tugs." Normally, lake ice begins thawing at the end of April, but “Big Mac”--as the icebreaker is affectionately called in the Lakes region--has opened shipping lanes as early as the third week in March, thus facilitating the early movement of millions of tons of iron ore, grain, and other vital cargo. Considered the most technologically advanced icebreakers in the world when first built, the Wind-class icebreakers were also heavily armed; the first operator of the class was the United States Coast Guard, which used the vessels for much-needed coastal patrol off Greenland during World War II. Status: Decommissioned 1987 and scrapped. script.setAttribute("onerror", "setNptTechAdblockerCookie(true);"); Albert Norris, USN (Ret. Icebreakers in the North. The name change was made to avoid confusion with the other icebreaker.[18]. The HTS specification has included normalized plate since it was introduced in 1953. Status: Decommissioned 9 May 1978, sold 1980,and scrapped 1982. Her keel was laid on 24 March 1942 at Western Pipe and Steel Company shipyards in San Pedro. The bad news is that when it … During 1965 and 1966, all U.S. Navy icebreakers were transferred to the U.S. Coast Guard. Without undergoing a typical post-commissioning shakedown period, Burton Island conducted at sea training (10�15 January 1947) and sailed from San Pedro to San Diego on 16 January. May 25, 2013 - Explore David H. Billsborough's board "USCGC Westwind" on Pinterest. Renamed Severny Polyus by the Russians, the icebreaker remained in Soviet hands through the end of World War II. Staten Island was struck from the Navy list on 1 March 1966. The plate material from the WIND Class icebreakers is unnormalized Navy High-Tensile Steel (HTS) conforming to the HTS specification in effect in 1943. U.S. Coast Guard Public Affairs script.setAttribute("src", "//www.npttech.com/advertising.js"); She was returned to the United States Navy on 19 December 1951 at Bremerhaven, West Germany. USMilitaryArt.com is an online art gallery offering prints and profile drawings depicting theequipment, personnel, and scenarios of the United States military, including the US Air Force, US Army, US Marine Corps, US Navy, and US Coast Guard This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Coast Guard. On several occasions of simificant shell damage, the oppotunity was taken to perform metallurgical examination on cropped-out hull plate. Twelve 40 mm/60 AA guns (3 quadruple turrets). She was launched on 31 March 1943 and commissioned on 18 September 1944. Maury correctly surmised that the whales must be using the Arctic as a transit between oceans. Labrador served in RCN from 1954 to 1957. 1976—The Polar Class icebreakers were built for the U.S. Coast Guard to replace the aging Wind Class icebreaker fleet. With a relatively short length in proportion to the great power developed, their bow had the characteristic sloping forefoot that enabled her to ride up on heavy ice and break it with the weight of the vessel. PIASECKI (VERTOL) HUP-3 (RETRIEVER). Bids for disposition of the ship opened on 27 August 1980. The List of United States Coast Guard Cutters is a listing of all cutters to have been commissioned by the United States Coast Guard during the history of that service. It is sorted by length down to 65', the minimum length of a USCG cutter. The Wind Class icebreakers were built as a line of diesel electric-powered icebreakers. By reviewing log books of whaling ships, Maury noticed references to designs and markings on harpoons found on captured whales in the Atlantic that indicated they were from Pacific Ocean whalers. }, Page last modified: Labrador was then transferred to Department of Transport (DOT), re-commissioned Canadian Government Ship (CGS) Labrador serving 1958 to 1962. Mariners Weather Log25 (Nov-Dec 1981), pp. Southwind was decommissioned on 23 March 1945 and transferred to the Soviet Union under the terms of lend-lease on 25 March. Her name was stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 November 1966. U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office. 156-158. 7×269-foot heavy (Wind-class) icebreakers that could break up to 13-feet of sea ice, armed with 5″ guns and capable of carrying a helicopter. The Coast Guard contracted for five vessels of the class in November 1941 to fulfill the need to access military bases in Greenland that would be inaccessible during most of the year without the use of heavy icebreakers. They were considered the most technologically advanced icebreakers in the world when first built, they were also heavily armed. @media only screen and (min-device-width : 320px) and (max-device-width : 480px) { In late 1946, the Navy desperately needed the services of the not-yet-commissioned icebreaker Burton Island for the First Antarctic Developments Project. Gerald L. Ketchum in command. Polar. 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She was again transferred to the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) and re-commissioned CCGS Labrador, serving from 1962 to 1987. See more ideas about coast guard, uscg, guard. "true" : "false") + "; expires=" + d.toUTCString() + "; path=/"; Three of the vessels of the class, the Westwind, the Southwind, and the first Northwind all went on to serve temporarily for the Soviet Union under the Lend-Lease program, while two others were built for the United States Navy and another was built for the Royal Canadian Navy; all eight vessels were eventually transferred to the United States Coast Guard and the Canadian Coast Guard. The USCG has been working towards securing funding for a new polar class icebreaker for at least the past decade. She was the fourth of seven completed ships of the Wind-class of icebreakers operated by the United States Coast Guard. The Wind - class icebreakers were a line of diesel electric-powered icebreakers in service with the United States Navy, United States Coast Guard, Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Coast Guard and Soviet Navy from 1944 through the late 1970s. I commend Atlantic Area historian, William Thiesen for his bringing USCG’s history back to life. Staten Island participated in operations and expeditions in the Arctic and Antarctic until early 1966. A 24 inch replica model of the USCGC Westwind (WAGB-281) a United States Coast Guard Wind-class icebreaker Find this Pin and more on US Coast Guard Vesselsby SD Model Makers. Returned to  United States Navy in 1951, transferred to  United States Coast Guard in 1952. var setNptTechAdblockerCookie = function(adblocker) { Ultimately, she was decommissioned from Coast Guard service on 31 May 1974, and she was sold for scrap to the Union Mineral & Alloy Corp. of New York on 10 March 1976 for $231,079.00. 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