USCGC Storis (WAGB-21)
Aiviq in heavy seas on 30 December 2012. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Aiviq |
| Namesake | Inupiaq for "walrus" |
| Owner | Edison Chouest Offshore |
| Port of registry | Galliano, Louisiana |
| Ordered | July 2009 |
| Builder | |
| Cost | US$200 million (2011) (equivalent to US$267.34 million in 2023) |
| Yard number | 247 |
| Laid down | 3 February 2010 |
| Launched | 1 November 2011 |
| Christened | 24 March 2012 |
| Completed | 20 April 2012 |
| In service | 2012–2024 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sold to the USCG |
| United States Coast Guard | |
| Name | USCGC Storis |
| Namesake | USCGC Storis (WMEC-38) |
| Operator | United States Coast Guard |
| Cost | US$125 million (2024) |
| Acquired | 20 December 2024 |
| Commissioned | August 2025 (planned) |
| Maiden voyage | 4 June 2025 |
| In service | 2025– |
| Homeport | Juneau, Alaska |
| Identification | IMO number: 9579016 |
| Badge | |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Type | Anchor handling tug supply vessel (AHTS) |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 110 m (360 ft 11 in) |
| Beam | 24.4 m (80 ft 1 in) |
| Draft | 8.6 m (28 ft 3 in) |
| Depth | 10.4 m (34 ft 1 in) |
| Ice class | ABS A3 |
| Installed power | 4 × Caterpillar C280-12 (4 × 4,060 kW) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed |
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| Crew | 28; accommodation for 64 |
| Aviation facilities | Helideck |
| General characteristics (after refit) | |
| Type | Medium icebreaker (USCG) |
| Notes | Otherwise same as built |
USCGC Storis (WAGB-21) is a United States Coast Guard medium icebreaker. She was originally built as the icebreaking anchor handling tug supply vessel (AHTS) Aiviq to support oil exploration and drilling in the Chukchi Sea off Alaska. The USCG acquired the vessel in December 2024 and she is expected to be commissioned to Coast Guard service in August 2025.