Converted from Navy Yard Lighter

Coast Guard Cutter White Sumac

Smaller Size Allows Modeler to Build to Larger Scale

The U.S. Coast Guard cutter White Sumac was originally constructed as a yard lighter (YF416) for the United States Navy in 1943. This class of vessel provided logistical support to naval operations during World War II. Following the War, the Coast Guard acquired eight of these vessels to use as buoy tenders. The vessel was documented as part of a National Park Service program that documents historically significant engineering, industrial, and maritime sites in the U.S. These plans are maintained by the Library of Congress.

United States Coast Guard Cutter White Sumac is small enough that a model shipwright could use our plans to build at a larger scale without producing a model too large to handle. A 1/48 scale model would only be a little over 33 inches.

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