USCGC Bollard (original) (raw)

USCGC Bollard (WYTL-65614) is a cutter in the U.S. Coast Guard. Bollard is a small icebreaking harbor tug that operates in Long Island Sound and north to Narragansett Bay. Her homeport is New Haven, Connecticut. She was constructed at Western Boat, in Tacoma, Washington in 1966 and was commissioned in February 1967. As an icebreaking tug, the ship breaks ice on the Connecticut River in the winter to allow commercial traffic to pass. Bollard was awarded the Coast Guard Unit Commendation for service during the period of 2 Jul 86 to 6 Jul 86.