USS Narcissus (WAGL-238)

USS Narcissus (WAGL-238) was built for the United States Coast Guard by Marine Iron and Shipbuilding Corporation, Duluth, Minnesota, in 1939. Designed as a navigational aid tender, she was assigned to Wilmington, North Carolina. In 1940 she transferred to Portsmouth, Virginia.

History
United States
NameUSCG Narcissus
BuilderMarine Iron and Shipbuilding Corporation
Laid down1939
In service1939
Out of serviceTransferred to the Navy, 1 November 1941
In service1 January 1946
Out of service1971
HomeportPortsmouth, Virginia
FateTransferred to Guyana, 1971
United States
NameUSS Narcissus
AcquiredTransferred from the Coast Guard, 1 November 1941
FateReturned to the Coast Guard, 1 January 1946
General characteristics
TypeBuoy tender
Displacement342 long tons (347 t)
Length122 ft (37 m)
Beam28 ft (8.5 m)
Draft8 ft (2.4 m)
Propulsion
  • 2 × Superior diesel engines
  • 2 screws
Speed10.3 knots (19.1 km/h; 11.9 mph)
Complement17

Executive Order 8929 of 1 November 1941 transferred the Coast Guard to the US Navy. Through the war years Narcissus continued to serve as a large inland buoy tender, operating out of Portsmouth. When the Coast Guard returned to the Treasury Department on 1 January 1946, the tender remained in an active status. Through 1970 she has continued her buoytending duties from her permanent station at Portsmouth.

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