USCGC Smilax (WLIC 315) (Crisfield, Maryland)

USA / Maryland / Crisfield / Crisfield, Maryland

military, United States Coast Guard, cutter (ship), buoy

USCGC Smilax is the sole member of her class of Inland Construction Tenders in service with the US Coast Guard, and is presently based at USCG Station Atlantic Beach, NC.

Having commissioned into US Coast Guard Service on November 1st, 1944, USCGC Smilax is the current "Queen of the Fleet", the oldest commissioned cutter in Coast Guard service. Given her hard-earned title in an official ceremony on April 14, 2011, USCGC Smilax also received the traditional gold coloring to her hull numbers.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_Smilax_(WLIC-315)

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Coordinates: 37°58'32"N 75°51'30"W

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US Navy Surface Combat Systems Center Wallops Island 33 km
Salisbury Readiness Center 49 km
Delaware National Guard Bethany Beach Training Center 94 km
Naval Facility Lewes 111 km
Barracks (Enlisted Men and Officers) - Fort Miles 112 km
Fort Miles Cantonment Area 112 km
Wreck of USS St. Augustine (PG-54) 155 km
Wreck of USS John W. Weeks (DD-701) 204 km
Wreck of U-521 229 km

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