page_title: USCGC Balsam
hierarchical_section_title: USCGC Balsam
caption_attribution_description: English: USCGC Balsam (WLB-62) off Honolulu in 1956.
context_page_description: USCGC Balsam was a Cactus-class seagoing buoy tender in the United States Coast Guard. She operated in the Pacific Ocean during World War II, then saw service along the United States West Coast, Hawaii, and Alaska. After her decommissioning in 1975, she was repurposed as a crab catcher-processor and is active in Alaskan fisheries as F/V Baranof.
context_section_description: USCGC Balsam (WLB-62) was a Cactus-class seagoing buoy tender (WLB) in the United States Coast Guard.  She operated in the Pacific Ocean during World War II, then saw service along the United States West Coast, Hawaii, and Alaska.  After her decommissioning in 1975, she was repurposed as a crab catcher-processor and is active in Alaskan fisheries as F/V Baranof.
caption: Balsam off Honolulu in 1956
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