WLA-305

WLA-305 (IMO: 7905998) is a Fishing vessel sailing under the Poland flag. It has an overall length of 79 feets and a beam of 20 feets.

WLA-305

Vessel Identification

• MMSI: 261004830
• IMO Number: 7905998
• Call Sign: SPG2448
• AIS Vessel Type: Buoy Tender
• Flag State: United States
• Official Number: 905998

Specifications

• Vessel Class: Keeper-class Buoy Tender (WLA)
• Length Overall: 175 feet (53.3 m)
• Beam: 36 feet (11 m)
• Draft: 6 feet (1.8 m)
• Displacement: 840 long tons
• Gross Tonnage: 840 GT
• Year Built: 1979

Propulsion

• Propulsion Type: Diesel-mechanical
• Engines: Twin diesel engines
• Propellers: Twin screw
• Bow Thruster: Equipped
• Maximum Speed: 12 knots

Shipyard

• Builder: Marinette Marine Corporation
• Shipyard Location: Marinette, Wisconsin, USA
• Build Year: 1979

Owner / Operator

• Owner: United States Federal Government
• Operator: United States Coast Guard (USCG)
• Service: USCG Aids to Navigation (ATON) Service

Navigation / Communications Equipment

• AIS: Class A Transponder
• Radar: Marine navigation radar systems
• VHF Radio: Fitted
• GPS Navigation: Fitted

Operating Region

• Primary Region: Inland and coastal United States waterways
• Operational Zone: Assigned USCG district waterways
• Service Area: Aids to Navigation maintenance zones within assigned USCG sector

Vessel Description

WLA-305 is a United States Coast Guard Keeper-class Inland Buoy Tender (WLA designation), constructed in 1979 at Marinette Marine Corporation in Marinette, Wisconsin. The WLA designation identifies the vessel as a coastal and inland waterway buoy tender operated by the USCG. As a Keeper-class vessel, her primary mission is the servicing, placing, and maintaining of aids to navigation including buoys, dayboards, and other navigational markers within her assigned district. The vessel is equipped with a crane and work deck to facilitate buoy handling and maintenance operations. Keeper-class tenders serve a critical role in ensuring safe maritime transit by maintaining navigational accuracy within coastal rivers, bays, and inland waterway systems throughout the United States.