USCGC Sundew (WLB-404) was an Iris-class seagoing buoy tender built for the United States Coast Guard during World War World II. Launched in 1944 by the Marine Iron and Shipbuilding Corporation in Duluth, Minnesota, the 180-foot vessel was nicknamed “The...
USCGC Lilac (WAGL/WLM-227) is a historic 173-foot lighthouse tender that holds a unique place in maritime history as America’s only surviving steam-powered buoy tender. Launched in 1933 at the Pusey & Jones Shipyard in Wilmington, Delaware, she was...
