USCGC Bluebell, a sister to USS Brier (IX 307).
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Class: BRIER (IX 307)
Design: USCG 100' tender ((WAGL)
Displacement (tons): #,###
Dimensions (feet): ###.#' x ##.#' x ##.#'
Original armament: 4-5"/38
Later armaments: (19xx) 4-20mm
Complement: ###
Speed (kts.): ##.#
Propulsion (HP): #,###
Machinery: turbines, # screw
Construction:
| IX | Name | Acq | Builder | Keel | Launch | Comm |
| 307 | BRIER | 29 Aug 1970 | Dubuque Boat & Boiler Wks, Dubuque, Ia. | 5 Aug 1942 | 6 May 1943 | COM/SRV |
Disposition:
| IX | Name | T | Decomm | Strike | Disposal | Fate | MA Sale |
| 307 | BRIER | 1982 | 15 Aug 1982 | 2 Jun 1983 | Sold | -- |
Class Notes:
One of seven Cosmos-class 100-foot inland (bay and sound) buoy tenders constructed by the Dubuque Boat & Boiler Works of Dubuque, Iowa. An eighth sister, Bluebell, was later built at Tacoma, Wash. Brier was designated WAGL-299, later WLI-299. Decomm. by USCG 9 Nov 1967, on USN list 10 Mar 1969 as equipment, classified IX 307 on 29 Aug 1970.
Photographed 8 Aug 2017 as an oyster dredge at Bridgeport, Conn. [http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=2736518]
Ship Notes:
| IX | Name | MA | Notes |
| 307 | BRIER | (comm. 2 Jul 1943). Sold by DRMS 1983 for further use. |
Page Notes:
Compiled: 19 Oct 2021
© Stephen S. Roberts, 2021
Sources: DB, Maroon, NVR