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USCGC ''Citrus'' (WAGL-300/WLB-300/WMEC-300) was a ''Cactus'' (A)-class seagoing buoy tender built in 1942 in Duluth, Minnesota, and now operated by the navy of the Dominican Republic. During World War II, the 180-foot ship helped build LORAN stations on the Aleutian Islands. From 1945 to 1979, ''Citrus'' largely helped maintain aids to navigation in Alaskan waters. In 1980, she was converted into a medium-endurance cutter homeported at Coos Bay, Oregon. In 1995, after 51 years' service, it was transferred to the Dominican Navy, which commissioned it the ''Almirante Juan Alejandro Acosta''. ==Ship's history== After the Coast Guard took over the United States Lighthouse Service in 1939, the plans for the USLS ''Juniper'' class of seagoing buoy tenders were modified to . These were built in three classes. The ''Cactus'' (A) class had 12 vessels, the ''Mesquite'' (B) class had six, and the ''Iris'' (C) class had 20. Twenty were built at one of two shipyards in Duluth, Minnesota.〔 ''Citrus'' was laid down 29 April 1942 at the Marine Iron & Shipbuilding Corporation in Duluth. She was launched on 15 August 1942 and commissioned on 3 April 1943.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USCGC Citrus (WLB-300)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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