The Adopted Units of the Central New Jersey Council
Navy League of the United States
PCU New Jersey (SSN 796)
“ Firepower For Freedom”
CO-Cmdr. Steven A. Halle
XO-Lt. Cmdr. Andrew L Hutchison
COB-STSCS Hamilton T. Felt
MAY 24, 2015- Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus, hosted a ship-naming ceremony in Jersey City, New Jersey, to announce that SSN 796, a Virginia-class attack submarine, will bear the name USS New Jersey.
Mabus told the audience the submarine will be named to honor the long-standing history its namesake state has had with the Navy. New Jersey was where USS Holland, the Navy's first submarine, was designed and constructed in October 1900. "New Jersey's relationship with our Navy has been defined by innovation, leadership, and courage- in conquest and in combat." said Mabus. "The name of our newest nuclear-powered fast- attack submarine will carry on that strong tradition." Since the creation of that first submarine, two naval ships have been named New Jersey - a battleship commissioned in 1906 which was part of the famed Great White Fleet and another battleship commissioned in 1943-making SSN 796 the third naval ship to bear the name New Jersey. "As we sail deeper into the 21st century it is time for another USS New Jersey, time to keep that storied name alive in our Navy and Marine Corps," said Mabus. "She will sail the world like those who have gone before her, defending the American people and representing our American values through presence."
The next-generation attack submarines will provide the Navy with the capabilities required to maintain the nation's undersea supremacy well into the 21st century. They will have enhanced stealth, sophisticated surveillance capabilities and special warfare enhancements that will enable them to meet the Navy's multi-mission requirements. These submarines will have the capability to attack targets ashore with highly accurate Tomahawk cruise missiles and conduct covert, long-term surveillance of land areas, littoral waters or other sea-based forces. Other missions include anti-submarine and anti-ship warfare; mine delivery and minefield mapping. They are also designed for special forces delivery and support. Each Virginia-class submarine is 7,800-tons and 377 feet in length, has a beam of 34 feet, and can operate at more than 25 knots submerged. It is designed with a reactor plant that will not require refueling during the planned life of the ship, reducing lifecycle costs while increasing underway time. The submarine will be built under a unique teaming agreement between General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB) and Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding (HII-NNS) wherein both companies build certain portions of each submarine and then alternate deliveries. New Jersey will be delivered by HII-NNS.
TO BE COMMISSIONED AT NWS EARLE IN 2024!
Find out more about the PCU NJ by learning more from the USS New Jersey Commissioning Committee.
Naval Weapons Station (NWS) Earle
Colts Neck (and Leonardo), NJ
C.O,: CAPT Kent D. Smith
X.O.: LCDR James R. McCarty
LOCATION: NWS Earle is located in Monmouth County, New Jersey, about midway between Philadelphia (76 miles) and New York (47 miles). Earle’s main base (Mainside) encompasses 10, 160 acres 15 miles west of the Central Jersey Shore, and boarders the townships of Colts Neck, Howell, and Wall, and the borough of Tinto Falls. The majority of Mainside is within Colts Neck Township, hence the command address. Twelve miles to the north of Mainside is Earle’s Waterfront facility, in the Leonardo section of Middletown Township. Earle’s Waterfront pier complex extends 2.5 miles into Raritan Bay and is recognized as the line of demarcation between Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook Bay. Connecting Mainside and the Waterfront in Normandy Road, a 15 mile Navy controlled rail and road corridor.
Our Mission: NWS Earle’s mission is to receive, store, segregate, and issue ordnance for all Carrier and Expeditionary Strike Groups of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet. Earle is also the strategic U.S. ordinance transshipment facility for the Department of Defense.
About Us: In support of our Carrier Strike Group ordnance mission, Earle is the operational support base for five Military Sealift Command combat logistics ships: USNS SUPPLY (T-AOE-6), USNS (T, AOE-8), USS LEWIS AND CLARK (T-AKE-1), USNS SACAGAWEA (T-AKE-2), and USNS ROBERT E. PEARY (T-AKE-5) \. Encompassing almost 12,000 acres in total, Earle’s ordinance mission is supported by 110 miles of railroad track, five locomotives, and 303 pieces of rolling stock. Our waterfront pier complex is comprised of a two - mile trestle which connects to three piers, and is one of the longest finger piers in the world. At pier’s end, the tip of Sandy Hook is closer than the Leonardo shore.
Our People: We are a combined workforce of over 1, 600 civilian, military, and contractor personnel. We support 250 personnel and dependents in our base housing.
Tenants: NWS Earle is home to over 20 tenant commands, the largest belonging in Navy Munitions Command. Navy Munitions Command CONUS East Division Detachment Earle performs the station's primary mission, providing ordnance to the Fleet, research, development, test and evaluation, as well as acquisition and life- cycle support, of ordnance containers and handling equipment. Earle is also home to Military Sealift Command’s Underway Replacement Training Center, Navy Explosive Ordnance Center Disposal Mobile Unit Twelve Detachment Earle, as well as over 300 Navy reservists who drill out of the Navy Operational Support Center at our Waterfront. Earle’s Waterfront is also home to the Oil and Hazardous Materials Simulated Environment Test Tank (OHMSETT), operated by the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, OHMSETT’s 2.6 million gallon tank in a one of a kind facility for full scale oil spill response department of testing, research, and training.
History: Long before the opening hostilities of the Second World War, High ranking officers of both the Army and Navy realized it would eventually be necessary to establish a base for the loading of explosives somewhere in the Port of New York, focal point for all important rail lines of the Country. By 1943, the need had become urgent. The declaration of war had vastly increased shipments of explosives, the bulk of the loading falling upon Cavern Point Army Depot in Jersey City, NJ. During both World wars. Cavern Point’s proximity to key rail networks and the ports of New York and New Jersey made it invaluable for the marshalling of troops. Munitions and materials heading for the front lines in Europe. However, because of its proximity to densely populated areas, and proximity to “military facilities,” Cavern Point was considered an extreme hazard. Studying the problem, the Army and the Navy reached the same conclusion; the south side of Sandy hook Bay was the ideal strategic location. Though sights were initially set on Port Monmouth, due to the costs, a coastal site in the Leonardo section of Middletown was elected, along with a large unimproved area of Monmouth County 12 miles to the south. Connecting th two areas would be an almost direct rail and road corridor now called Normandy Road. Collectively, the facility provided the desired proximity to commercial rail facilities. New York City, New York Harbor and the open-ocean; yet was remote in dense populations, bridges, tunnels, and shipping channels. Initially estimated to cost $25 million, a reduced $14 million plan was approved by the Secretary of the Navy and on August 2, 1943. construction began on what was to Naval Ammunition Depot Earle- named in honor of Rear Admiral Ralph Earle, the Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance during the First World War. NAD Earle was commissioned on December 13, 1943 by which time the War and Navy Departments had collaborated to expand the project to include facilities for Army ammunition. Substantially complete by June 1, 1944, the cost for NAD Earle ultimately totaled $51.8 million. Quickly the focal point for ordnance shipping, NAD Earle loaded the majority of ammunition used by the Allies for the invasion of Normandy, an achievement for which Normandy road is named. Earle continued to develop after World War II, keeping pace with the changing needs of the Navy and DOD during the Cold War. In 1974 Earle’s name was officially changed to Naval Weapon Station Earle. In subsequent years, Earle proved its strategic worth as the DOD transshipment site for ordnance used in Operation Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
United States Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook
Sandy Hook, NJ
O.L.C. BOSN2 Christopher Apple
USCG Station Sandy Hook is located at the northern tip of Sandy Hook, a barrier beach peninsula at the northern end of the New Jersey shore in Monmouth County. The entire Sandy Hook peninsula, which is just one mile wide at its widest, is part of the National Park Service's Gateway Recreational Area. The station at Sandy Hook is small in size and is only a short distance from New York City, which can be viewed from the base.
Built in 1848, USCG Station Sandy Hook is one of the original and most famous Life Saving Stations in the country. Today USCG Station Sandy Hook houses response boats, Coast Guard cutters, and other life-saving vessels. The station's missions are extensive, including search and rescue operations, coastal security, law enforcement, environmental protection, and maritime safety in the frigid waters of the northern Atlantic coast.
USCG Station Sandy Hook is an integral part of the regional economy, to which it contributes approximately 1,000 jobs, $67 million in labor income, and $83.5 million in gross domestic product. Seventy active duty and 50 reserve personnel are assigned to the station.
AIDS TO NAVIATION TEAM NEW YORK
OIC: BMCS Bobby Quinn
ΧΡΟ.: BM1 Mike Didomenico
NEW YORK
Aids to Navigation Team New York was established by combining ANT Fort Totten, Light Station Ambrose, and Light Station Coney Island. From establishment to 1983 the unit was located and managed from an office in Building 96 Group Engineering on Governors Island New York. In 1983, a house barge was obtained from the U.S. Navy and moored alongside the pier aft of Building 96. ANT New York was then relocated to this barge. In 1985, cost savings measures forced ANT New York to be renamed ANT SORREL. This removed the assigned title of Officer in Charge changing it to supervisor. All admin/operational support was assigned to CGC SORREL until 1987 where ANT New York was reestablished.
In 1994, after years of enduring freezing water and sewage pipes, severe heating and cooling problem, and taking on water during heavy weather, the unit was relocated to Building 25. In July of 1997, again, due to cost savings measures, ANT New York was relocated to the Military Ocean Terminal in Bayonne (MOTBY)New Jersey. The first move was temporary facilities an office building, mobile office trailers and numerous storage boxes. All while a new ANT/MAT building was being built. Also, during this time frame ANT New York was the only ATON unit in the area responding to over 80 discrepancies belonging to other units that were not yet commissioned through October 1997.
Today, ANT New York is located in a state-of-the-art facility on the Military Ocean Terminal. The new facility consists of a 16,000 square foot building located on portions of Lot 75. Parking and buoy storage are on most of Lot 85. The building is environmentally controlled. There are internal storage areas for the five vessels located at MOTBY. All sewage and water pipes are heated and have electronic sensors and alarms installed to warn if the temperature drops toward freezing. Two work bays have overhead movable lifting stations rated at 2 tons. Crew comforts include dayroom with kitchenette, berthing rooms with individual toilet facilities, laundry facilities, and locker rooms. The unit provides crane and forklift service for all cutters moored at MOTBY.
ANT New York has also participated in numerous events outside the ATON area namely - Rescue efforts for Flight 1549, Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks, Parade of Ships, Fleet Week, Presidential Security to name a few.
USS BULKELEY (DDG 84) Freedom’s Torch
Home port: Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia.
USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) is an Arleigh Burke class destroyer in the United States Navy. She is named for Medal of Honor recipient Vice Admiral John D. Bulkeley. This ship is the 34th destroyer of its class. USS Bulkeley was the 15th ship of this class to be built at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi. and construction began on 10 May 1999. She was launched on 21 June 2000 and was christened on 24 June 2000. On 8 December 2001 she was commissioned during a pier side ceremony at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York City, New York.
Characteristics/Configuration/Dimensions
Hull Length (Overall) 509' 6 11 /16”
Beam 66' 7”
Draft, Navigation 33' 10 “
Displacement 9,180 tons
Highest Point 148 feet
Speed 30+ knots
Weapons
One MK 45 MOD 15"/62 Caliber Gun Mounts
Two MK 41 Vertical Launching Systems
Two MK 15 Block 1B Close-in-Weapons Systems
Two MK 32 MOD 14 Triple Torpedo Tubes
ESM/ECM
AN/SLQ-32(V)3
AN/SLQ-25A NIXIE Torpedo Countermeasures
MK 36 MOD 6 Decoy Launching Systems (6 Launchers)
AN/SPY-1D 3-D Search/Track Radar
AN/SPS-67(V)3 Surface Search Radar
AN/SPS-64(V)9 Surface Search Radar
AN/SQS-53C(V) Hull Mounted Sonar
AN/SQQ-28(V) LAMPS III Shipboard
Engineering
Four LM2500 Marine Gas Turbine Engines
Two Shafts with Controllable Reversible
Pitch propellers
Two Rudders
Three Allison 2500 KW Gas Turbine Generators
C.O.: LT Brianna Townsend
X.O.: SCPO Colin Ryan
The USCGC KATHERINE WALKER was the second 175’ keeper class buoy tender built and commissioned for the United States Coasted Guard. She was built by Marinette Marine in Wisconsin and accepted by the Coast Guard in 1996.
KATHERINE WALKER’s primary mission is maintaining over 300 floating aids to navigation in and around New York Harbor and its approaches. Long Island Sound, the Hudson and East Rivers, and other waters along the Connecticut, New York, and New Jersey maritime command and control platform in the tristate region. Katherine Walker is used extensively for International and Homeland Security operations as well as other high profile mission including the Macy’s July Forth Fireworks, and Fleet Week. KW also performs Search and Rescue, Ice breaking and Environmental response and protection.
Katherine Walker’s namesake was keeper of Robbins Reef Light in New York Harbor. Katherine’s husband, John was appointed keeper of the light in 1883. In 1886, John died from pneumonia. Katherine Walker was then appointed as keeper of the light by President Benjamin Harrison on June 6, 1895. The task was not an easy one for the 4’10”, 100 pound woman. She climbed to the top of the light several times each night to tend the kerosene lamp. During periods of fog or heavy snow she would ring the fog signal by hand for hours on end when the mechanical system failed. During storms. she not only ensured the light was “watching properly”, she also kept a sharp lookout for ships in distress. Her efforts resulted in the rescue of 50 sailors from shipwrecks. Among those rescued were five crewmen and a small dog from a wrecked schooner. Katherine accomplished this rescue using only a small dinghy. Despite all the hardships she managed to raise two children. Robbins reef Light was isolated from the mainland, so Katherine would row her children in and from the shore daily so they could attend school. She stayed on as keeper until she retired in 1919 and moved to Tompkinsville, New York. She passed away at the age of 83 on February 5, 1931. To find out more about Katherine Walker and other famous lighthouse keepers try the book, “ The Women Who Kept the Lights.” Her legacy of service in the maritime community in and around New York Harbor will live on in the Coast Guard Cutter that bares her name: KATHERINE WALKER: THE KEEPER OF NEW YORK HARBOR.
Principle Characteristics
Length- 175 Ft
Beam- 36 Ft
Draft (full Load) 8.5 Ft
Displacement (full load) 840 LT
Buoy Deck Area 1335 Sq. F
Buoy Deck Load Capability - 80,000 lbs.
Crane Capability -20,000 lbs.
Design Cruising Speed - 11 knots
Design Cruising Range- 3000 nautical miles
Design Ice Breaking Capability- 9 inches @ 3 knots. 18 inches ramming
Crew Compliment- 2 officers, 22 enlisted
US COAST GUARD
USCGC Katherine Walker (WLM 552)
Home port: Military Ocean Terminal Bayonne, NJ
O.LC..: BMC Douglas Curry
Χ.Ρ.Ο.: BM1 Corey Hochstaetter
The USCG 65' small harbor tug is a class of fifteen tugs used by the United States Coast Guard for search and rescue, law enforcement, aids-to-navigation work and light icebreaking. The tugs are capable of breaking 18 in (0.46 m) of ice with propulsion ahead and 21 in (0.53 m) of ice backing and ramming. They were designed with steel hulls to replace the 64 ft (20 m) wooden-hulled tugs that had been in service since the 1940s and were built by Gibbs Gas Engine Company, Jacksonville, Florida; Barbour Boat Works of New Bern, North Carolina; and Western Boat Builders Corporation, Tacoma, Washington from 1961 to 1967. They were originally powered by a single 400 horsepower diesel engine, however several have been re-powered with 500 horsepower main drive engines since they were constructed.
The USCGC Line was commissioned on 21 February 1963 and was constructed by the Barbour Boat Works.
General Characteristics:
Type: Small harbor tug (WYTL)
Displacement: 74 tons
Length: 64 Ft. 11 in (19.79m)
Beam: 19 Ft. 1 in (5.82m) max
Draft: 9 Ft. (2.7m) max
Propulsion: (1) 400 hp diesel, single screw
Speed: 10.6 knots max (1964)
Range: 1,130 miles at maximum sustained speed of 10.6 knots 3,690 miles at 7.0 knots economic speed (1964)
Complement: 5 men
Sensors and processing systems: SPN-11 (196
Armament: none
US COAST GUARD
USCGC Line (WYTL 65611)
Home Port: Military Ocean Terminal Bayonne, NJ
US COAST GUARD
USCGC Beluga (WPB- 87325)
CO: LTJG Kyle P. Borla
USCGC Beluga, a Marine Protector Class Cutter, is multi- mission maritime platform that serves under the Department of Homeland Security, and is dedicated to protecting the safety and security of America. Our missions include search and rescue (SAR), maritime safety, homeland security, maritime law enforcement (MLE), and marine environmental protection. USCGC Beluga is one of the newer class of 87s in the fleet. It was built at the Bollinger Shipyards in Lockport, LA. The newly designed CPB has several enhancements over the aging 82s, including improved mission sea keeping abilities (up to sea state 5), significantly upgraded habitability, and compliance with all current and projected environmental protection laws. The CPB also employs an innovative stern launch and recovery system using a Fiberglass Rugged Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) inboard turbo diesel powered water jet small boat. The vastly larger pilothouse is equipped with an integrated bridge system including an electronic chart display system (ECDIS), which interfaces with the Coast Guard's new surface search radar.
The ship is skippered by a Lieutenant and crewed by 10 of the finest Coastguardsmen in the fleet. The cutter is 87 feet long, 19.5 feet wide, and has a mast height of 50 feet from the main deck. Boasting a set of twin turbo 8-cylinder MTU diesel engines the vessel can reach speeds of 25 kts and tow up to 200 tons. Her throttles are controlled by the pilot house with "fly by wire" technology that allows the ship to control the engines by a remote configuration. This eliminates the problem of mechanical pulleys that can break, stretch, become fouled, and require periodic recalibration. CGC Beluga has a fuel capacity of 2800 gallons of fuel, 410 gallons of potable water, and 364 gallons of sewage capacity which allows us approximately 2-3 days of general underway steaming without pulling in. The Beluga is equipped with a stern launch small boat. The small boat can reach speeds in excess of 40 kts and can carry 11 passengers and erew. The small boat can be launched safely in seas up to 4-5 feet but could go higher depending on the severity of conditions and urgency of the operation. The small boat is crewed by a Coxn' and Crewmen (preferably a boat engineer) and can be launched by 2 people, (1 safety observer and a deck hand) Our primary missions are Homeland Security, Search and Rescue, and Law Enforcement. Our collateral duty that we spend the most time on is Law Enforcement in the field of Living Marine Resources (LNR).
The Beluga conducts 1800 underway hours a year with the majority of that time spent conducting Homeland Security and Living Marine Resources (LMR) Law Enforcement, We are normally in an "A" status for 2 weeks a month and collect approximately 72-96 hours per week during this time. However, during a Pulse Operation period we can log well over 100 hours in a week. During the year we conduct much of our LMR off the Coast of New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts, however, our AOR reaches from Shrewsbury River NJ to the boarder of Maine and Canada.
CPB CHARACTERISTICS
Complement: 1 Officer, 9 Enlisted
Length: 87 feet
Beam: 19.4 feet
Draft: 6 feet
Speed: 25 knots
Weapons: Two 50 cal machine guns & small arms
Displacement: 90 Metric Tons Propulsion: Two MTU 1500 HP Diesels
Small Boat: 19ft. Zodiac, 200 HP jet drive
C.O.: LT James Rimele
X.O.: LTJG Moorefield
USCGC PENOBSCOT BAY is the seventh of nine ships in the US Coast Guard's class of small icebreakers. In commission since January 4, 1985, PENOBSCOT BAY is one of two WTGB class cutters home ported at Bayonne Ocean Terminal. PENOBSCOT BAY's warm weather missions include law enforcement, search and rescue, aids to navigation, cadet training, and port, waterways, and coastal security (PWCS), During the winter months, PENOBSCOT BAY conducts icebreaking operations on the Hudson River to assist commercial ship and barge traffic as far north as Albany, New York
"Bay" class cutters are named for various bays located in the United States. PENOBSCOT BAY draws its name from the body of water
located on Maine's rugged coast near Bangor, Maine. The cutter was homeported at Governor's Island, New York, until the Coast Guard
closed its operations there in 1995.
WTGB class cutters began service on the Great Lakes in 1978. The first five ships of the class are stationed there and the remaining four of the class operate along the northeast Atlantic coast. The 140-foot icebreaking tugs are the most efficient icebreakers of their size in the world. They have a high horsepower-to-displacement ratio, which provides ample power to maneuver easily in ice. Two Fairbanks-Morse diesel engines provide 2,500 horsepower to a single shaft via a diesel-electric propulsion system. A unique hull design with a low length- to-beam ratio allows the cutter to break a wide track in the ice. The ship also generates a pronounced wake designed specifically for icebreaking. The combined hull design and horsepower enable the Bay class cutters to break up to 30 inches of solid freshwater ice without the need to "back and ram." A hull air lubrication system, known as a "bubbler," forces low pressure air from ports located along the lower hull and keel. Lubricating the hull with a mixture of air and water further reduces friction and improves icebreaking capacity.
Crew fatigue is reduced through the use of automated systems and comfortable living quarters. Abundant fuel capacity allows extendedi mission duration. The large, enclosed pilothouse provides excellent visibility and is outfitted with modern navigation and communications equipment. Two fire monitors on top of the pilothouse are capable of delivering 1200 gallons of water per minute over 200 feet for firefighting.
The ship's standard complement of seventeen includes three officers and 14 enlisted crewmembers. The ship's standard complement c seventeen includes three officers and 14 enlisted crewmembers
The 140-foot Bay-class Cutters are state of the art icebreakers used primarily for domestic ice breaking duties. They are named aft American Bays and are stationed mainly in Northeast U.S. and Great Lakes. WTGBs use a low-pressure-air hull lubrication or bubbl ystem that forces air and water between the hull and ice. This system improves icebreaking capabilities by reducing resistance again The hull, reducing horsepower requirements.
Length: 140 feet
Beam: 37.5 feet
Draft: 12 feet
Displacement: 662 tons
Power plant: Two diesel engines
Speed (Cruising): 12.0 knots
Range (Cruising): 4000 nautical miles
Icebreaking Ability: 30 inches continuous, up to 4 feet when "backing and ramming"
Builder: Bay City Marine, Inc.
Launched: 1984
Commissioned: 1985
US COAST GUARD
USCGC Penobscot Bay (WTGB 107)
Home Port: Military Ocean Terminal Bayonne, NJ
.O.: LCDR Grant Devisser
X.O. LTJG Jacob McGlumphy
The USCGC Sturgeon Bay (WTGB 109) is the ninth of nine ships in the U.S. Coast Guard's class of small icebreakers The Sturgeon Bay was commissioned on August 20, 1988 and is one of two WTGB class cutters homeported at Bayonne Ocean Terminal. The Sturgeon Bay's warm weather missions include law enforcement, search and rescue, aids to navigation, cadet training, and port, waterways, and coastal security (PWCS). During the winter months, Sturgeon Bay conducts icebreaking operations on the Hudson River to assist commercial ship and barge traffic as far north as Albany, New York. "Bay" class cutters are named for various bays located in the United States. Sturgeon Bay draws its name from the body of water located on off the Coast of Wisconsin.
WTGB class cutters began service on the Great Lakes in 1978. The first five ships of the class are stationed there and the remaining four of the class operate along the northeast Atlantic coast. The 140-foot icebreaking tugs are the most efficient icebreakers of their size in the world. They have a high horsepower-to- displacement ratio, which provides ample power to maneuver easily in ice. Two Fairbanks-Morse diesel engines provide 2,500 horsepower to a single shaft via a diesel-electric propulsion system. A unique hull design with a low length-to-beam ratio allows the cutter to break a wide track in the ice. The ship also generates a pronounced wake designed specifically for icebreaking. The combined hull design and horsepower enable the Bay class cutters to break up to 30 inches of solid freshwater ice without the need to "back and ram." A hull air lubrication system, known as a "bubbler," forces low pressure air from ports located along the lower hull and keel. Lubricating the hull with a mixture of air and water further reduces friction and improves icebreaking capacity.
Crew fatigue is reduced through the use of automated systems and comfortable living quarters. Abundant fuel capacity allows extended mission duration. The large, enclosed pilothouse provides excellent visibility and is outfitted with modern navigation and communications equipment. Two fire monitors on top of the pilothouse are capable of delivering 1200 gallons of water per minute over 200 feet for firefighting.
The ship's standard complement of seventeen includes three officers and 14 enlisted crewmembers. The 140-foot Bay-class Cutters are state of the art icebreakers used primarily for domestic ice breaking duties. They are named after American Bays and are stationed mainly in Northeast U.S. and Great Lakes. WTGBs use a low-pressure-air hull lubrication or bubbler system that forces air and water between the hull and ice. This system improves icebreaking capabilities by reducing resistance against the hull, reducing horsepower requirements.
Length: 140 feet
Beam: 37.5 feet
Displacement: 662 tons
Power plant: Two diesel engines
Builder: Bay City Marine, Inc.
Launched: 1987; Commissioned: 1988
US COAST GUARD
USCGC Sturgeon Bay (WTGB 109)
Home Port: Military Ocean Terminal Bayonne, NJ
US COAST GUARD
USCGC Hawser (WYTL 65610)
Home Port: Military Ocean Terminal Bayonne, NJ
O.LC.: BMC Tim Edwards
Χ.Ρ.Ο.: BMI Zach Shade
The USCG 65' small harbor tug is a class of fifteen tugs used by the United States Coast Guard for search and rescue, law enforcement, aids-to-navigation work and light icebreaking. The tugs are capable of breaking 18 in (0.46 m) of ice with propulsion ahead and 21 in (0.53 m) of ice backing and ramming. They were designed with steel hulls to replace the 64 ft (20 m) wooden-hulled tugs that had been in service since the 1940s and were built by Gibbs Gas Engine Company, Jacksonville, Florida, Barbour Boat Works of New Bern, North Carolina and Western Boat Builders Corporation, Tacoma, Washington from 1961 to 1967. They were originally powered by a single 400 horsepower diesel engine, however several have been re-powered with 500 horsepower main drive engines since they were constructed. The USCGC Hawser was commissioned on 17 January 1963 and was constructed by the Barbour Boat Works.
General Characteristics:
Type: Small harbor tug (WYTL)
Displacement: 74 tons
Length: 64 Ft. 11 in (19.79 m)
Beam: 9 Ft. 1 in (5.82 m). max
Draft: 9 Ft. (2.7 m) max
Propulsion: (1) 400 hp diesel, single screw
Speed: 10.6 knots max (1964)
Range: 1,130 miles at maximum sustained speed of 10.6 knots 3,690 miles at 7.0 knots economic speed (1964)
Complement: 5 men
Sensors and processing systems: SPN-11 (196
Armament: None
US COAST GUARD
USCGC Sitkinak (WPB 1329)
Home Port: Bayonne, NJ
USCGC Sitkinak is an "Island Class" patrol boat to join the Coast Guard fleet and is named after Sitkinak Island. Sitkinak Island is an island of the Kodiak Archipelago of the state of Alaska, USA. It lies south of the southern tip of Kodiak Island in the western part of the Gulf of Alaska. Tugidak Island lies to its west. The two islands are the largest components of the Trinity Islands of Alaska. The Trinity Islands, and thus Sitkinak, are part of the Gulf of Alaska unit of Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge. Sitkinak Island has a land area of 235.506 km² (90.929 sq mi) and no resident population.
The cutter was built by Bollinger Machine Shop and Shipyard in Lockport, Louisiana and is equipped with state-of-the-art machinery and electronics. CGC SITKINAK'S design is based on the internationally known Vosper Thornycroft Patrol Boats of Great Britain. Her twin V-16 caterpillar diesel engines move the ship at speeds in excess of 29 knots. Designed as a highspeed heavy weather craft, CGC SITKINAK also employs active-fin roll stabilizers to minimize ship motion and reduce crew fatigue.
The cutter was built primarily as a law enforcement platform, but CGC SITKINAK, like all Coast Guard units, is considered a multi-mission resource. From search and rescue to marine environmental protection to national defense, this cutter and her crew are ready and able to respond to any call.
CGC SITKINAK is homeported in Bayonne, NJ and is part of Coast Guard Sector New York. She normally operates in the waters off the First Coast Guard District, from the Gulf of Maine to Southern New Jersey, and engages in Search & Rescue as well as Enforcement of Commercial Fisheries Laws and Regulations. CGC SITKINAK also conducts counter-drug patrols from Maine to the Caribbean Sea.
CGC SITKINAK, a "C" class WPB, was formally commissioned in 1989 and has completed many hundreds of law enforcement boardings, scores of search and rescue cases, and has logged well over 25,000 hours underway.
WPB CHARACTERISTICS
Length: 110 feet
Beam: 21 feet
Draft: 7.2 feet
Displacement: 154 tons
Maximum Speed: 29+ knots
Operational Range: 1880 miles
Endurance (Unsupported): 5 Days
Propulsion: Two shaft, in line
Main Engines (2): Caterpillar 3516 V-16
Shaft Horsepower: 2,700 SHP per shaft
Electrical Generator: Caterpillar 3304T, 99KW
Potable Water Capacity: 940 gallons
Watermaking Capability: 500 gallons/day
Fuel Capacity (95%): 9,306 gallons
Crew Compliment: 2 Officers, 1 CPO, 13 Crew
US COAST GUARD
USCGC Wire (WYTL 65612)
Home Port: Military Ocean Terminal Bayonne, NJ
The USCG 65' small harbor tug is a class of fifteen tugs used by the United States Coast Guard for search and rescue, law enforcement, aids-to-navigation work and light icebreaking. The tugs are capable of breaking 18 in (0.46 m) of ice with propulsion ahead and 21 in (0.53 m) of ice backing and ramming. They were designed with steel hulls to replace the 64 ft (20 m) wooden-hulled tugs that had been in service since the 1940s and were built by Gibbs Gas Engine Company. Jacksonville, Florida; Barbour Boat Works of New Bern, North Carolina and Western Boat Builders Corporation, Tacoma, Washington from 1961 to 1967. They were originally powered by a single 400 horsepower diesel engine; however, several have been re-powered with 500 horsepower main drive engines since they were constructed.
The USCGC Wire was commissioned on 19 March 1963 and was constructed by the Barbour Boat Works.
General Characteristics:
Type: Small harbor tug (WYTL)
Displacement: 74 tons
Length: 64 Ft. 11 in (19.79 m)
Beam: 9 Ft. 1 in (5.82 m). max
Draft: 9 Ft. (2.7 m) max
Propulsion: (1) 400 hp diesel, single screw
Speed: 10.6 knots max (1964)
Range: 1,130 miles at maximum sustained speed of 10.6 knots 3,690 miles at 7.0 knots economic speed (1964)
Complement: 5 men
Sensors and processing systems: SPN-11 (196
Armament: None
NAVAL SEA CADET CORPS & NAVY LEAGUE CADET CORPS: Battleship New Jersey BB-62 Division
Camden, New Jersey
The Central Jersey Council, NLUS is a proud sponsor of the United States Naval Sea Cadets Unit BB-62 Division.
The basic objectives of the Sea Cadet Program are: (1) to help young Americans become more patriotic and responsible citizens, and (2) to help young Americans understand the role of the maritime services in national defense and in maintaining the economic viability of our nation. "...through organization and cooperation with the Department of the Navy, [the mission of the Sea Cadets is) to encourage and aid American youth to develop, train them in seagoing skills, and to teach them patriotism, courage, self-reliance and kindred virtues."
-NSCC Charter-36 USC 1541
Since 1958 the Naval Sea Cadet Corps has been committed to providing American youth with a drug and alcohol-free environment to foster their leadership abilities, broaden their horizons through hands-on training and guide them to becoming mature young adults. Sea Cadet organizations exist in most of the maritime nations of the world. Recognizing the value of these organizations in educating youth in maritime matters, the Department of the Navy requested the Navy League of the United States to establish a similar program for American youth. The Navy League agreed to do so and formally established the Naval Sea Cadet Corps (NSCC) and Navy League Cadet Corps (NLCC) in 1958. Recognizing the importance and benefits of the NSCC Congress on September 10, 1962 federally incorporated the Naval Sea Cadet Corps under Publi Law 87-655 (36 USC 1541).
THE BB-62 DIVISION
C.O WO Tom Briggman
The B862 Division was formally adopted by our Council in 2006. The unit was established by t Council past president LT.CMDR. Ed Troche, UNSNCC. The unit is made up of cadets from N Jersey and Pennsylvania. Over the years, the cadets have participated as Honor Guard at varie Council formal events. The B8-62 Division presently meets on the third weekend of each mo on board the Battleship New Jersey (B8-62), Camden, NJ.
NAVAL RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS. UNIT: NROTC Rutgers, The State College of New Jersey
New Brunswick, New Jersey
X.O. CDR Charles Eaton, USN
C.O. CAPT. Andrew F. Smith, USN
Welcome Aboard!
Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) Unit Rutgers was established in March 2012 under a Memorandum of Agreement between the Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Ray Mabus and then President of Rutgers, Dr. Richard McCormick. The first NROTC Program in New Jersey in over 40 years, we are immensely proud to have the opportunity to train future Navy and Marine Corps officers in the great State of New Jersey. Welcome to our command!
Our Mission
The NROTC Program was established to develop midshipmen mentally, morally and physically and to imbue them with the highest ideals of duty, and loyalty, and with the core values of honor, courage and commitment in order to commission college graduates as naval officers who possess a basic professional background, are motivated toward careers in the naval service, and have a potential for future development in mind and character so as to assume the highest responsibilities of command. citizenship and government.
Are you interested in the NROTC program and a career in the Navy or Marine Corps?
- For program information and to apply for an NROTC scholarship, visit: www.nrotc.navy.mil
- After having reviewed the above information, if you would like to speak to someone here at Rutgers about our local program, please email or call our unit at (848) 932-8484.
US MERCHANT MARINE
USNS Supply (T-AOE 6)
Home port: NWS Earle, Leonardo, NJ
US COAST GUARD
USCGC Sailfish (WPB 87356)
Home Port: Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook, NJ
Relocated: Military Ocean Terminal Bayonne, NJ
US COAST GUARD
USCGC Shrike (WPB 87342)
Home Port: Sandy Hook, NJ