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USCGC Polar Sea
United States Coast Guard heavy icebreaker ship / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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USCGC Polar Sea (WAGB-11) is a United States Coast Guard heavy icebreaker. Commissioned on 23 February 1977, the ship was built by Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company of Seattle along with her sister ship, Polar Star (WAGB-10). Her home port is Seattle, Washington.
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Builder | Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company, Seattle, WA |
Commissioned | 23 February 1977 |
Identification | IMO number: 7391252 |
Motto | Always Summer, Never Warm |
Nickname(s) | Building 11, Polar Roller, What a Great Boat, Wandering Arctic Garbage Barge, Red Tubs of Fun, We Always Go Bye-Bye[1] |
Status | Out of service since 2010[2] |
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Class and type | Polar-class icebreaker - Heavy |
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Length | 399 ft (122 m) |
Beam | 83 ft 6 in (25.45 m) |
Draft | 31 ft (9.4 m)[4] |
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Aircraft carried | 2 HH-65C Dolphin helicopters |
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Polar Sea has been out of service as of 2010[update] due to failure of five of her six Alco main diesel engines.