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| Tuesday, March 10, 2009
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| The Coast Guard vessel Alder was launched on February 7th, 2004 at the Marinette Marine Corporation. She is the last in a series of 16 seagoing buoy tenders, a Juniper-class vessel at 225 feet long. She sailed from Marinette on September 12th, 2004 and arrived in Duluth on Saturday, October 16, 2004. Her missions: servicing aids to navigation, search and rescue, law enforcement, pollution response, and domestic ice-breaking. |
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| Thursday, January 15, 2009
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| Wednesday, December 24, 2008
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| Wednesday, December 17, 2008
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Monday, August 18, 2008: The Alder was in Fraser Shipyards for much of the summer of 2008 getting a 4-year check up. The vessel was in dry dock for most of that time.
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| Friday, March 21, 2008
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| Sunday, December 16, 2007
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| Tuesday, March 20, 2007
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| Tuesday, January 16, 2007
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| Monday, December 18, 2006
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Wednesday, October 4, 2006: prepares to make the turn toward the Lift Bridge
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Monday, March 13, 2006: First trip out in new season
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Monday, March 7, 2005: looks for ice to break
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Friday, January 21, 2005: ready to park
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Saturday, January 15, 2005: going out to break ice
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Wednesday, January 5, 2005: returns to her home port of Duluth
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Saturday, October 16, 2004: arrives Duluth for first time
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Saturday, October 16, 2004: gets an escort upon her arrival in Duluth
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Saturday, February 7, 2004: ready to be launched at Marinette Marine
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Saturday, February 7, 2004: US Coast Guard cutter Alder lauched at the Marinette, Wisconsin shipyard
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