"USCGC William Tate: Exploring the Lifesaving Duties of a Keeper-Class Coastal Buoy Tender"
Channel: Defense Now
Date: 2023-11-13

"The USCGC William Tate is a Keeper-class coastal buoy tender of the United States Coast Guard."

 "It was launched on May 8, 1999, and is home-ported in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania."
 
"The ship's primary mission is maintaining over 260 aids to navigation on the Delaware River, in Delaware Bay, and in nearby waterways."

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USCGC William Tate
PHILADELPHIA, PA, UNITED STATES
11.08.2023

Seaman Abigail Phillips, a deckhand aboard USCGC William Tate, explains what being apart a buoy tender crew entails, November 8, 2023, at Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay. The 175-foot cutter goes underway in the fall to change out buoys with buoys more suitable for cold weather and ice. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Carmen Caver)

Film Credits: Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Carmen Caver 
U.S. Coast Guard District 5

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