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USCGC ''Spar'' (WLB-403) was a sea going buoy tender. An ''Iris'' class vessel, she was built by Marine Ironworks and Shipbuilding Corporation in Duluth, Minnesota. ''Spar's'' preliminary design was completed by the United States Lighthouse Service and the final design was produced by Marine Iron and Shipbuilding. On 13 September 1943 the keel was laid, she was launched on 2 November 1943 and commissioned on 12 June 1944. The original cost for the hull and machinery was $865,941. ''Spar'' was one of 39 original seagoing buoy tenders built between 1942-1944. All of the seagoing buoy tenders were built in Duluth except .〔"U.S. Coast Guard 180-Foot Buoy Tenders", Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) DC-57, National Park Service〕 ''Spar's'' most notable accomplishment was a mission to be the first vessels to circumnavigate North America along with sister ship and the larger from 18 May to 24 September 1957.〔 ''Spar'' was decommissioned in 1997 and sold at auction. After changing hands several times, she ended up being transferred to the Northeastern Maritime Historical Foundation, who evaluated her and determined their best use of the ship was to sell her, or parts of her, to raise money to support their other projects. ''Spar''s main engines, generators, and other equipment were removed and sold to re-power another vessel. The remains of the vessel were scuttled in October 2004 in 108 feet of water, off Morehead City, North Carolina, where she now serves as an artificial reef. ==References== ;Footnotes ;References cited * * * * 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 Spar (WLB-403)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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