The US Coast Guard cutter Hollyhock arrived at the Tall Ships Quay this morning, July 21, bringing dense fog with it. (A gentle onshore breeze, coupled with a rising tide, was the perfect recipe to bring the fog inshore - it was relatively clear a half hour before the ship tied up.)
The ship was emitting an earsplitting fog signal right up to Pier 20, with about a 5 second reverb off the Dartmouth shore (or possibly the hull of the anchored Oceanex Sanderling.)
Hollyhock is a multi-mission Juniper class vessel designated WLB-314, and is similar in design and function to Canadian Coast Guard 1100 type vessels. Its main mission is buoy tending, but it is also used in icebreaking, search and rescue and law and regulatory enforcement. Built in 2003 by Marinette Marine in Marinette, Wisconsin, it has been stationed in Port Huron, MI since new. It has a military sized crew of 50.
On July 9 it departed Port Huron and made its way down the Welland Canal, July 11, and exited the St.Lawrence Seaway on July 13. It then stopped in Quebec City July 15-17.
From Halifax the ship will proceed to the USCG refit base in Curtis Bay, MD where the crew will disembark and take over USCGS Sequoia which will then take up station in Port Huron. It is expected that Hollyhock will enter a mid-life refit program at Curtis Bay, and when that is completed, it will be sent to its new station in Hawaii.
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