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Default How many wooden boats still in government service?

Here's the John Cobb, operated by NOAA.
Displacement: 250 tons
Dimensions: 93 x 26 x 11 feet/28.3 x 7.9 x 3.3 meters
Propulsion: 1 diesel, 325 bhp, 1 shaft, 9.3 knots
Crew: 7 + 4 scientists/mission crew
Notes: An aged, wood-hulled fisheries research ship. In need of
replacement. May be retired when Oscar Dyson enters service.

Builders: Western Boatbuilding, Tacoma, WA.

Number Name Year FLT Homeport Notes
R552 John N. Cobb 1950 PAC Juneau, AK