White-class buoy tender

USCGC White Bush
Class overview
Name	White class
Builders	Niagara Shipbuilding Co. Basalt Rock Co. Erie Concrete & Steel Supply Co.
Operators	United States Coast Guard  Tunisian National Navy  Dominican Navy
Preceded by	Eagle class
Succeeded by	Casco class
Built	1944-1945
In commission	1947-2002
Planned	8
Completed	8
Lost	1
Retired	7
General characteristics
Type	Buoy tender
Displacement	600 t (591 long tons)
Length	132 ft 10 in (40.49 m)
Beam	30 ft 0 in (9.14 m)
Draft	8 ft 9 in (2.67 m)
Installed power	2 × shafts 3 × rudders 600 bhp (450 kW)
Propulsion	As built: 2 × Union diesel engines 1974: 2 × Caterpillar D-353-E diesel engines
Speed	10.5 kn (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph)
Range	2,450 nmi (4,540 km; 2,820 mi) at 10.5 kn (19.4 km/h; 12.1 mph) 2,830 nmi (5,240 km; 3,260 mi) at 7.5 kn (13.9 km/h; 8.6 mph)
Complement	1 warrant, 20 crewmen (1947)

The White-class buoy tender is a class of buoy tenders of the United States Coast Guard. Eight ships of the YF-257-class lighter were transferred from the United States Navy and were in commission from 1947 until 2002.^[1]