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Created: 2021-02-01 11:09:54 PM
Last Edited: 2021-10-08 11:42:48 AM




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USCGC Burton Island (1978/06)
  IMO: 6134921  
Details/Construction
Builder:Western Pipe and Steel Company (WPS)Location:San Pedro, California, Unites StatesHull #:
Design:Wind-class icebreaker
Keel Layed:1946/03/15Launched:1946/04/30Commissioned:1946/12/28
Propulsion
As builtType:6 Fairbanks-Morse 8 1/8OP 10-cylinder opposed piston diesel enginesOutput:12,000 hp - 13.5 knots
Manufacturer:Fairbanks, Morse Company - Chicago, Illinois, USA
As builtType:2 Westinghouse steam turbine enginesOutput:6000 shp (4400 kW) - 13.5 knots
Manufacturer:Westinghouse Electric Corporation - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
 
Dimensions
As builtLength (oa):82.0 m (269 ft)Gross Tonnage:3575
Length (lbp):Net Tonnage:
Beam:19.4 m (63.5 ft)Dead Weight:6515
Depth:7.8 m (25.75 ft)Displacement:6515
Draft: 
Owner HistoryFleet History
OwnerManagerFromUntil
FleetFromUntil
Name HistoryRegistration History
NameUntil
USS Burton Island (AG-88)1949
USS Burton Island (AGB-1)1966
USCGC Burton Island (WAGB-283)1980
NumberPortCall SignMMSIFromUntil
United States NRFC 1946/12 1966
United States NEVK 1966 1980
Disposition
Description/LocationScrapped at San Jose, California by Levin Metals Corporation.
Arrival at Yard1980/12Beached:Work Began:
LostDate:

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