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USCGC Walnut (WLB-205)
USCGC ''Walnut'' (WLB-205) is the fifth cutter in the ''Juniper''-class of seagoing buoy tenders and is the second ship to bear the name. She is under the operational control of the Commander of the Fourteenth Coast Guard District and is home-ported on Sand Island in Honolulu, Hawaii. Her primary area of responsibility is the coastal waters and high seas around the Hawaiian Islands and American Samoa. ''Walnut'' conducts heavy lift aids-to-navigation operations, and law enforcement, homeland security, environmental pollution response, and search and rescue as directed.
==Construction and characteristics==
USCGC ''Walnut'' was built by the Marinette Marine Corporation in Wisconsin and launched on 22 August 1998.〔 She has a length of , a beam of , and a draft of . ''Walnut'' is propelled by two Caterpillar diesel engines rated at 3,100 horsepower, and has a top speed of 16 knots.〔 She has a single controllable-pitch propeller, which along with bow and stern thrusters allow the ship to be maneuvered to set buoys close offshore and in restricted waters. A dynamic global positioning system coupled with machinery plant controls and a chart display and information system allow station-keeping of the ship within a five meter accuracy of the planned position without human intervention.〔 ''Walnut'' is also equipped with an oil-skimming system known as the Spilled Oil Recovery System (SORS) which is used in her mission of maritime environmental protection. The cutter has a 2,875 square foot buoy deck area with a crane used for servicing large ocean buoys.〔
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