Keywords: Engine Room, USCGC STURGEON BAY by Elisse Goldstein DVIDS1082985.jpg en The engine room of the 140-foot Coast Guard Cutter Sturgeon Bay homeported in Bayonne N J The 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 2007-06-15 https //www dvidshub net/image/1082985 1082985 2013-12-11 19 53 PD-USGov Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |