USCGC Smilax (WLIC 315) (Crisfield, Maryland)
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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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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.
midatlantic.coastguard.dodlive.mil/tag/cgc-smilax/
www.uscg.mil/datasheet/wlic.asp
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_Smilax_(WLIC-315)
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 37°58'32"N 75°51'30"W
- NASA Wallops Flight Facility - Main Base 33 km
- 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
- Janes Island State Park 3.2 km
- Somerset County, Maryland 14 km
- Tall Pines Campground 19 km
- Pitts Neck Farm 20 km
- Watts Island 20 km
- Hopkins, Virginia 25 km
- Hills Farm 26 km
- Accomack County, Virginia 30 km
- Metompkin Bay 37 km
- Worcester County, Maryland 52 km