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    USCGC Ironwood (WAGL-297/WLB-297) is a former Mesquite-class sea-going buoy tender operated by the United States Coast Guard. She served in World War II...
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    tenders built between 1942 and 1944. All but one of the original tenders, USCGC Ironwood (WLB-297), were built in Duluth. Blackthorn was initially assigned to...
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  • USCGC Ironwood. Spar's most notable accomplishment was a mission to be the first vessels to circumnavigate North America along with sister ship USCGC Bramble...
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    tenders built between 1942-1944. All but one of the original tenders, USCGC Ironwood, were built in Duluth. Like all of these tenders, Sundew was named after...
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  • USCGC Conifer (WLB-301) USCGC Madrona (WLB-302) USCGC Tupelo (WLB-303) USCGC Ironwood (WLB-297) USCGC Mesquite (WLB-305) USCGC Buttonwood (WLB-306) USCGC Planetree (WLB-307)...
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    tenders built between 1942–1944. All but one of the original tenders, the USCGC Ironwood (WLB-297), were built in Duluth. After commissioning, Cowslip was assigned...
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    Hill (CG-52) USS Jackson (LCS-6) USCGC Alert (WMEC-630) USCGC Orcas (WPB-1327) USCGC Bluebell (WLI-313) USCGC Ironwood (WLB-297) HMCS Brandon (MM 710)...
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    Her crew was assigned to USCGC Ironwood, which had just completed a renovation at the Coast Guard Yard. They sailed Ironwood to Adak where they continued...
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    USCGC Mackinaw (WAGB-83) is a decommissioned United States Coast Guard icebreaker which operated on the Great Lakes for 62 years. A state-of-the-art icebreaker...
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    tenders built between 1942 and 1944. All but one of the original tenders, USCGC Ironwood (WLB-297), were built in Duluth. Cactus was decommissioned in 1971 after...
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