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{{short description|Medium icebreaker ship}}
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|Ship caption= USCGC ''Healy'' (WAGB-20) north of Alaska
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|Ship country=United States
|Ship flag={{shipboxflag|United States|coast guard}}
|Ship name=
|Ship namesake=[[Michael A. Healy]]
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|Ship beam={{convert|82|ft|abbr=on}}
|Ship draft={{convert|29|ft|3|in|abbr=on}}
|Ship power=*4
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|Ship propulsion=*[[Diesel-electric transmission|Diesel-electric]] (AC/AC)
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|Ship speed=*{{convert|17|kn}} (maximum)
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'''USCGC ''Healy'' (WAGB-20)''' is the United States' largest and most technologically advanced [[icebreaker]] as well as the [[US Coast Guard]]'s largest vessel.<ref name="USCGC HEALY">{{cite web|title=USCGC HEALY|url=http://www.uscg.mil/pacarea/cgcHealy|website=CGC HEALY|date=24 May 2015|accessdate=7 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101232447/http://www.uscg.mil/pacarea/cgchealy/|archive-date=1 January 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> She is classified as a medium icebreaker by the [[U.S. Coast Guard]].<ref name="USCGC HEALY"/> She is [[Home port|homeported]] in [[Seattle]],
==Construction==
''Healy'' was built by [[Avondale Industries]] in [[New Orleans]], Louisiana
''Healy'' is named in honor of [[United States Revenue Cutter Service]] Captain [[Michael A. Healy]]. Her [[keel]] was laid on 16 September 1996. ''Healy'' joined the icebreakers {{USCGC|Polar Star|WAGB-10|2}} and {{USCGC|Polar Sea|WAGB-11|2}} in their homeport of Seattle,
==Design==
[[File:USCGC HEALY aws15 small boat ops.jpg|thumb|left|USCGC HEALY small boat 26321 conducts science operations gathering water samples in the Arctic Ocean during Arctic West Summer 2015.]]
==Capabilities==
[[File:USCGC HEALY aft view aws15.jpg|thumb
[[File:USCGC Healy.jpg|thumb|''Healy'' and the Geotraces science team have their portrait taken at the [[North Pole]] Sept. 7, 2015. ''Healy'' reached the pole on Sept. 5, becoming the first U.S. surface vessel to do so unaccompanied.]]
Designed to conduct a wide range of research activities, ''Healy'' provides more than {{convert|4200|sqft|m2|-1}} of scientific laboratory space, numerous electronic sensor systems, [[oceanographic]] [[winches]], and accommodations for up to 50 scientists. ''Healy'' is also designed to break {{convert|4.5|ft|abbr=on}} of ice continuously at {{convert|3|kn|lk=in}} or ice {{convert|10|ft|abbr=on}} thick when backing and ramming, and can operate in temperatures as low as {{convert|−50|F|C}}.
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==Notable Operations==
29 October
[[File:120110-G-IA163-068-Healy-escorts-Renda.jpg|thumb|left|upright|''Healy'' escorts
10 April
20 January
16 July
7 May
23 January
==Recent Operations==
[[File:USCGC HEALY profile aws15.jpg|thumb|left|USCGC HEALY underway in the Arctic Ocean.]]
2016: On 15 October
2015: On 5 September
2014: A main area of focus during Arctic West Summer 2014 (AWS14) was the study of phytoplankton blooms along the
[[File:USCGC HEALY CTD Cast AWS15.jpg|thumb|A CTD cast deployed from USCGC HEALY in the Arctic during AWS15.]]
2013: Arctic West Summer 2013 (AWS13) consisted of four different missions for ''Healy'', over which more than
[[File:USCGC HEALY night icereaking aws15.jpg|thumb|left|USCGC HEALY amid the ice at night in the Arctic Ocean.]]
2012: In January 2012, ''Healy'' escorted the Russian-flagged freighter ''
2011: During Arctic West Summer 2011 (AWS11), ''Healy'' collaborated with researchers from [[NASA]] to study the refractive properties of sunlight in the Arctic.<ref>{{cite web|title=Departing Seattle AWS11|url=http://www.uscg.mil/pacarea/cgchealy/aws11/docs/DepartingSeattleAWSW11.pdf|website=CGC HEALY|accessdate=8 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304214348/http://www.uscg.mil/pacarea/cgchealy/aws11/docs/DepartingSeattleAWSW11.pdf|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>
==Dive Mishap==
On
|url=http://www.uscg.mil/foia/healy/comdt_statement_12_jan.pdf
|title=USCG Commandant's Statement
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|archive-date=26 September 2012
|url-status=live
}}</ref> along with a Final Decision Letter dated
|url=http://www.uscg.mil/foia/Healy/HealyFDL.pdf
|title=Final Decision Letter
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On
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