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Hi guys, I'm looking for some plans or scale drawings about the USCGC "Red Wood" WLM-685 ( 157-foot coastal buoy tender ); can you help me?

Thanks

Sorry, I'm not seeing any!

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Thx anyway! anyone can help me?

More info attached:

157-foot coastal buoy tenders
Builder: Coast Guard Yard, Curtis Bay, Maryland.
Length: 157'
Beam: 31'
Draft: 7'
Displacement: 525 tons.

USCGC Red Beech(WLM 686)
USCGC Red Birch(WLM 687)
USCGC Red Cedar(WLM 688)
USCGC Red Oak(WLM 689)
USCGC Red Wood(WLM 685)

Many thanks!

SkorpioN,

Hi. Two leads that should be able to help - If you call or write, I have heard they are very helpful. The Musuem in Seattle may not have plans, I don't recall any Red-Class on the West Coast.

The USCG Historian in Washington DC
U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters (CG-09224)
2100 Second Street SW
Washington, DC 20593
http://www.uscg.mil/history/

(From their FAQ: To obtain plans of a decommissioned Coast Guard cutter, Lighthouse Service tender, or Revenue Cutter, contact the Cartographics Division of the National Archives at College Park:
National Archives II
Cartographics Division
8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740)

Coast Guard Museum Northwest
Phone: 206-217-6993
Location: 1519 Alaskan Way S., Seattle, WA

Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m; Saturday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Admission: FREE

Hope this helps.

George

Thank you very much!