U.S. Coast Guard Cutter SASSAFRASS, Marianas Section, Victor Wharf, Agana Heights, Guam, GU

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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter SASSAFRASS, Marianas Section, Victor Wharf, Agana Heights, Guam, GU

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Summary

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 to 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 GU-2
Building/structure dates: 1943-1944 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1977-1978 Subsequent Work

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Date

1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Marine Iron & Shipbuilding Corporation
U.S. Coast Guard
Croteau, Todd, project manager
US Coast Guard, sponsor
Christianson, Justine, transmitter
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Location

Agana Heights Village13.46777, 144.74532
Google Map of 13.4677672, 144.7453228
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Source

Library of Congress
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Copyright info

No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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