USCGC Kankakee (WLR-75500)
 USCGC Kankakee in its homeport of Memphis, TN | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USCGC Kankakee |
| Namesake | Lighthouse Tender Ship Kankakee and Kankakee River |
| Operator | United States Coast Guard |
| Builder | Avondale Shipyard Small Boat Division, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Laid down | 9 May 1988 |
| Launched | 8 July 1989 |
| Commissioned | 11 Oct 1990 |
| Home port | Memphis, Tennessee |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Kankakee-class 75-foot river buoy tender |
| Displacement | 172 tons |
| Length | 75 ft (23 m) |
| Beam | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
| Draft | 5 ft (1.5 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 diesel engines turning 2 shafts with 1,080 bhp |
| Speed | 12 knots |
| Crew | 19 |
USCGC Kankakee is a Kankakee class 75-foot river buoy tender[1] which was built in 1990 by Avondale Shipyard Small Boat Division, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Area of Operation
The USCGC Kankakee operates in area of the Lower Mississippi River MM 683 - 813.6 [1]
References
- 1 2 "USCGC KANKAKEE (WLR-75500)". USCGC KANKAKEE (WLR-75500). United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 8 August 2026.