High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USCGC Mellon (WHEC-717) is a U. S. Coast Guard high endurance cutter based out of Seattle, Washington. Laid down July 25, 1966 at Avondale Shipyards near New Orleans, Louisiana. Named for Andrew W. Mellon the 49th Secretary of the Treasury from 1921-1932 and launched February 11, 1967 by Mrs. John W. Warner, Jr., sponsor and granddaughter of Andrew Mellon. Mellon was commissioned January 9, 1968. She received her Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization (FRAM) upgrades from 1985 to 1989.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USCGC Yamacraw (WARC-333) was a Cable Repair Ship of the United States Coast Guard. Built for the Army Mine Planter Service as U. S. Army Mine Planter Maj. Gen. Arthur Murray (MP-8) and delivered December 1942. On 2 January 1945 the ship was acquired by the Navy and converted to an Auxiliary Minelayer by the Charleston Navy Yard to become the USS Trapper (ACM-9), commissioned 15 March 1945 the ship was headed to the Pacific when Japan surrendered. After work in Japanese waters the ship headed for San Francisco.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USCGC Tahoma (WMEC-908) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter. Her keel was laid on June 28, 1983 at Robert Derecktor Shipyard Incorporated, Middletown, Rhode Island. She was delivered August 12, 1987 and commissioned April 6, 1988. She is the third cutter to bear the name Tahoma, which is the Northwest Pacific Indian word that refers to the Cascade Range mountain peak now known as Mount Rainier. Her nickname, Mighty T, was selected because it was the nickname of her predecessor, Tahoma (WPG-80), during World War II.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USCGC Castle Rock (WAVP-383), later WHEC-383, was a Casco-class United States Coast Guard cutter in service from 1948 to 1971.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The USS Edisto (AGB-2) was a Wind-class icebreaker in the service of the United States Navy which was later transferred to the United States Coast Guard as USCGC Edisto (WAGB-284). She is named for an island lying at the mouth of a river of the same name about 20 miles south of Charleston, South Carolina. The island and the river, in turn, had gained their names from the Edisto Indians who inhabited the island and the surrounding area. There is currently (2011) a "110 foot" Island Class Patrol Boat USCGC Edisto (WPB-1313) stationed in San Diego, California.

ISBN: 978-5-5087-3577-7

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USCGC Waesche (WMSL-751) is the name of the second Legend-class National Security Cutter of the United States Coast Guard.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USCGC Point Brown (WPB-82362) was an 82 foot Point-class cutter constructed by J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. at Tacoma, Washington in 1967 for use as a law enforcement and search and rescue patrol boat.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USCGC Sturgeon Bay (WTGB-109) is an active Icebreaking Tug under the direction of the United States Coast Guard. Her homeport is located in Bayonne, New Jersey. She is the last vessel in her class, being built in 1987. The ship is known for having a major caretaking role in the New York Harbor. The vessel is meant for use in domestic ice breaking as well as homeland security. The Sturgeon Bay is also very active with the Coast Guard`s Partner Ship in Education, hosting various groups aboard the cutter and has received the Partner-Ship with Education award, for outstanding work with school and maritime kid`s groups. The Sturgeon Bay is currently under the command of Lt. Daniel J. Everette.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USCGC Venturous (WMEC-625) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USCGC Half Moon (WAVP-378), later WHEC-378, was a Casco-class United States Coast Guard cutter in service from 1948 to 1969.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USCGC Rockaway (WAVP-377), later WAGO-377, WHEC-377, and WOLE-377, was a Casco-class United States Coast Guard cutter in service from 1949 to 1972.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USCGC Bering Strait (WAVP-382), later WHEC-382, was a Casco-class United States Coast Guard cutter in service from 1948 to 1971.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USCGC Pontchartrain (WHEC-70) was an Owasco class high endurance cutter built for World War II service with the United States Coast Guard. The ship was commissioned just days before the end of the war and thus did not see combat action until the Vietnam war.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USCGC Vigilant (WMEC-617) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter. She is the twelfth cutter to bear the name Vigilant, dating back to 1790 when the original Vigilant was built for the Revenue Cutter Service. She was commissioned on October 3, 1964, at Todd Shipyards in Houston, Texas at a cost of 2.3 million dollars. From 1964 through 1989 Vigilant was homeported in New Bedford, Massachusetts. In 1989, she underwent an 18 month Major Maintenance Availability in order to modernize her capabilities. In 1990, Vigilant, moved her homeport to Port Canaveral, Florida. Vigilant has just completed another yard period, updating her with the most modern electronic and engineering...

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USCGC Ossipee (WPR-50) was a United States Coast Guard cutter that saw service in both World War I and World War II.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USCGC Chincoteague (WAVP-375), later WHEC-375, was a Casco-class United States Coast Guard Cutter in service from 1949 to 1972.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USCGC Legare (WMEC-912) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter. Legare was laid down July 11, 1986 at Robert Derecktor Shipyard Incorporated of Middletown, Rhode Island. She was named for Hugh Swinton Legare a former United States Attorney General under President John Tyler. Legare was delivered December 1, 1989 and was commissioned August 4, 1990 at her homeport of Portsmouth, Virginia.

ISBN: 978-5-5118-3136-7

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USCGC Munro (WHEC-724) is a High Endurance Cutter of the United States Coast Guard, named for Signalman First Class Douglas A. Munro (1919–1942), the only Coast Guardsman to be awarded the Medal of Honor. The vessel is currently commanded by Matt T. Bell, JR.(AUG 2009–Present), and as of September 4, 2007 is stationed in Kodiak, Alaska.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USCGC Matagorda (WPB-1303) is a United States Coast Guard Island-class patrol boat.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USCGC Yakutat (WAVP-380), later WHEC-380, was a Casco-class United States Coast Guard cutter in service from 1948 to 1971.

ISBN: 978-5-5118-4084-0

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The cutter Tallapoosa was designed to replace the cutter Winona and was stationed at Mobile, Alabama, with cruising grounds to Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana and Fowey Rocks, Florida.

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USCGC Courageous (WMEC-622) was a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter. She was built by the American Ship Building Company in Lorain, Ohio and launched on 18 March 1967. She commissioned on 19 April 1968. She was decommissioned 19 September 2001.

ISBN: 978-5-5144-0660-9

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USCGC Madrona (WLB 302) was a U. S. Coast Guard 180 foot seagoing buoy tender. Madrona was built by the Zenith Dredge Company of Duluth, MN at a cost of $949,144.

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