page_title: USCGC Oak (WLB-211)
section_title: Mission
hierarchical_section_title: USCGC Oak (WLB-211) / Mission
caption_attribution_description: English: GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (Oct. 21, 2011) The United States Coast Guard sea-going buoy tender USCGC Oak (WLB 211) gets underway from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (GTMO), Cuba. Oak was at GTMO to perform repairs and maintenance on the naval station's navigational buoys. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Bill Mesta/Released)
context_page_description: The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Oak is a United States Coast Guard seagoing buoy tender, the second of her name and the eleventh of the Juniper class. Home ported in Newport, Rhode Island the "Maine Responder" maintains Aids to Navigation along the rugged New England coastline, promoting economic security through navigation safety of the Marine Transportation System. She is also responsible for maintenance support of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Data Buoy Center's offshore weather buoys.
context_section_description: USCGC Oak has an area of responsibility within the First Coast Guard District which covers the northeast United States, up to the Canadian border. While her primary mission is servicing aids-to-navigation (ATON), the ship can also support search & rescue, domestic icebreaking, living marine resources maritime law enforcement, environmental protection, national defense and homeland security missions.  The crew also assists the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Data Buoy Center maintain offshore weather buoys critical to mariner safety at sea. Oak has an icebreaking capability of 14 in (0.36 m) at 3 knots and 3 ft (0.91 m) backing and ramming.
caption: USCGC Oak sailing through Cuban waters in October 2011.
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