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USCGC JARVIS (WHEC-725)
U.S. Coast Guard
USCGC LEGARE
U.S. Coast Guard
USCGC LEGARE (WMEC-912) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter commissioned in 1990 and named after Hugh Swinton Legare, a 19th-century U.S. Attorney General. Homeported in Portsmouth, Virginia, LEGARE has played a vital role in maritime law enforcement, search and rescue, and homeland security operations throughout the Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico. Over its service, the cutter has participated in numerous high-profile drug interdictions, migrant rescues, and international training exercises with allied navies. LEGARE remains an integral asset in the Coast Guard's mission to ensure maritime safety and security.
USCGC MACKINAC
U.S. Coast Guard
USCGC Mackinaw (WLBB-30)
U.S. Coast Guard
USCGC Mackinaw (WLBB-30) is a modern United States Coast Guard heavy icebreaker commissioned in 2006 to replace the original USCGC Mackinaw (WAGB-83), which served from World War II until 2006. Homeported in Cheboygan, Michigan, WLBB-30 is specifically designed for icebreaking operations on the Great Lakes, ensuring the safe passage of commercial shipping during harsh winter months. The cutter also performs search and rescue, law enforcement, and environmental response missions in the region. As the only heavy icebreaker assigned exclusively to the Great Lakes, the Mackinaw plays a crucial role in maintaining year-round economic activity and maritime safety in the area.
USCGC McCulloch
U.S. Coast Guard
USCGC McCulloch was a revenue cutter commissioned by the United States in 1897, originally serving under the United States Revenue Cutter Service before merging into the U.S. Coast Guard. Notably, the McCulloch participated in the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish-American War in 1898, providing crucial support to Admiral Dewey's fleet. Following her wartime service, the cutter performed patrol, law enforcement, and rescue missions along the West Coast and Pacific regions. McCulloch remained active until she sank after a collision with a passenger steamship off the coast of California in 1917.
USCGC Mendota (WHEC 69)
U.S. Coast Guard
USCGC Mendota (WHEC-69) was an Owasco-class high endurance cutter commissioned by the United States Coast Guard in 1946. Named after Lake Mendota in Wisconsin, the cutter primarily operated in the Atlantic, conducting law enforcement, search and rescue, and ocean station duties during the early years of the Cold War. In the late 1960s, Mendota served in Vietnam as part of Operation Market Time, helping to interdict the flow of supplies to North Vietnamese forces. The vessel was decommissioned in 1971, having played a significant role in both peacetime and combat missions throughout its service.
USCGC MESQUITE
U.S. Coast Guard
USCGC MUNRO (WHEC 724)
U.S. Coast Guard
USCGC POINT HANNON
U.S. Coast Guard
USCGC Sassafras (WLB-401)
U.S. Coast Guard
USCGC Sassafras (WLB-401) was a 180-foot seagoing buoy tender of the United States Coast Guard, commissioned in 1944. Built in Duluth, Minnesota, she served during World War II, performing vital aids to navigation, search and rescue, and icebreaking duties. Over her long career, Sassafras operated in various locations, including the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and was eventually homeported in Honolulu, Hawaii. After more than five decades of distinguished service, she was decommissioned in 2003 and later transferred to the Nigerian Navy.
USCGC Sebago (WHEC-42)
U.S. Coast Guard
USCGC Sebago (WHEC-42) was an Owasco-class high endurance cutter commissioned by the United States Coast Guard in 1945. Originally built for World War II service, Sebago was primarily utilized during the postwar era for law enforcement, search and rescue, and ocean station patrols in the Atlantic and Caribbean. In the 1960s, Sebago participated in several notable rescue missions and supported NASA space missions by serving as a recovery ship. The cutter was decommissioned in 1972, marking nearly three decades of versatile service to the Coast Guard.
USCGC SHERMAN (WHEC 720)
U.S. Coast Guard
USCGC STATEN ISLAND
U.S. Coast Guard
USCGC SUMAC
U.S. Coast Guard
USCGC WILLOW
U.S. Coast Guard
USCGC Woodrush (WLB-407)
U.S. Coast Guard
USCGC Woodrush (WLB-407) was a 180-foot seagoing buoy tender commissioned by the United States Coast Guard in 1944. Throughout her service, Woodrush was primarily assigned to aids to navigation duties, icebreaking, and search and rescue operations in the Great Lakes and later in Alaska. Notably, she played a key role in the 1975 search and recovery efforts following the sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior. After over five decades of service, Woodrush was decommissioned in 2001 and later transferred to the Ghana Navy.
USCGC YANKTON
U.S. Coast Guard
YORKTOWN, VA
U.S. Coast Guard
11TH COAST GUARD DISTRICT
U.S. Coast Guard
AIR STATION ASTORIA
U.S. Coast Guard
AIR STATION CAPE MAY
U.S. Coast Guard
AIR STATION ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA
U.S. Coast Guard
Air Station Los Angeles
U.S. Coast Guard
Air Station Los Angeles was a United States Coast Guard aviation unit established in 1962, located at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in California. The unit provided vital search and rescue, law enforcement, and environmental protection missions along the Southern California coastline and offshore waters. Over the decades, Air Station Los Angeles operated a variety of helicopters, most recently the HH-65 Dolphin, and responded to thousands of emergency calls, saving countless lives. The air station was decommissioned in 2016, with its responsibilities and assets transferred to other Coast Guard units in the region.
AIR STATION MOBILE
U.S. Coast Guard