USCGC Hemlock
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States Lighthouse Service | |
| Name | USLHT Hemlock |
| Builder | Berg Shipbuilding Company, Seattle |
| Cost | $228,460 |
| Laid down | 1933 |
| Launched | 23 January 1934 |
| Completed | 12 January 1933 |
| Acquired | March 1934 |
| Commissioned | 1934 |
| Fate | transferred to the United States Coast Guard, 1 July 1939 |
| United States Coast Guard | |
| Name | USCGC Hemlock (WAGL-217) |
| Namesake | Previous name retained |
| Acquired | 1 July 1939 (from U.S. Lighthouse Service) |
| Commissioned | December 1940 |
| Decommissioned | 1958 |
| Reclassified | WAGL-217 |
| Homeport | Ketchikan, Territory of Alaska |
| Fate | Sold, August 2, 1961 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Lighthouse tender |
| Tonnage | 1,005 GRT |
| Length | 174.5 ft (53.2 m) o/a |
| Beam | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
| Draught | 13.25 ft (4.04 m) |
| Installed power | 1,000 bhp (750 kW) |
| Propulsion | 2 screws, VTE, 2 boilers |
| Speed | 11.3 knots (20.9 km/h; 13.0 mph) |
| Range | 1,950 miles (3,140 km) at 11.0 knots |
| Complement | 74 |
| Armament | |
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USCGC Hemlock (WAGL-217) was a lighthouse tender in commission in the fleet of the United States Lighthouse Service as USLHT Hemlock from 1934 to 1939, and in the fleet of the United States Coast Guard as USCGC Hemlock from 1939 to 1958. During World War II, she was given the additional designation (WAGL-217).