What kind of ship is USCGC Mackinaw?
The USCGC MACKINAW (WGLB-30) is an ultra modern 240 foot long, 3,500 ton multi mission vessel. Not only does it have impressive icebreaking capability it also is a highly capable buoy tender with advanced pollution control assets and search and rescue duties. The “old” USCGC Mackinaw (WAGB-83) was the largest US Coast Guard icebreaker to serve on the Great Lakes at 5,000 ton displacement. It was 290 feet long and had broken Great Lakes ice from 1944 through 2006.
