The USCGC Iris (WLB-395) was a Iris-class buoy tender belonging to the United States Coast Guard launched on 18 May 1944 and commissioned on 11 August 1944.

This was connected up to two Westinghouse generators which were driven by two CooperBessemer GND-8 four-cycle diesel engines.

[2] Upon receiving her commission, Iris was assigned to the 8th Coast Guard District and homeported in Galveston, Texas, where she was used for general ATON duties through the end of the war.

[1] In April 1947, she assisted with evacuating the injured from the Texas City disaster in which SS Grandcamp carrying ammonium nitrate exploded.

[1] In April 1989, she responded out to the Exxon Valdez oil spill and assisted with the clean up of Prince William Sound.