U.S. Coast Guard Cutter CITRUS, Coos Bay, Coos County, OR

Significance: This vessel was built to serve as a 180' U.S. Coast Guard cutter. The federal government purchased or built thirty-nine of these vessels, built in three sub-classes, from 1942-1944. The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) designed the 180s to service Aids-to-Navigation (AtoN), perform Search and Rescue missions (SAR), carry out Law Enforcement duties (LE), and conduct ice-breaking operations. Members of the class have served in the USCG from 1942 to the present. They have significantly contributed to safe navigation on inland and international waters in times of peace and war.

Survey number: HAER OR-116

Building/structure dates: 1942-1943 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1979 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1994 Subsequent Work

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