United States Coast Guard Station, Humboldt Bay

USA / California / Bayview / New Navy Base Road
 United States Coast Guard, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places
The United States Coast Guard Station, Humboldt Bay was originally built in November 1878; listed on the National Register of Historic Places as "Humboldt Bay Life-Saving Station" in 1979.

The primary mission of Station Humboldt Bay is search and rescue with additional responsibilities in law enforcement and boating safety. The Station answers over 150 assistance cases yearly in its area of responsibility, which spans over 50 miles of coastline and Humboldt Bay. The Station is located on the ocean side of Humboldt Bay directly west of Eureka.

Coast Guard cutters BARRACUDA and DORADO operate out of here.

During WWII, this was Naval Auxiliary Air Facility, Eureka section base.

www.uscg.mil/d11/grpHumboldtBay/allunits.asp
www.militarymuseum.org/NAAFEureka.html
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humboldt_Bay_Life-Saving_Station
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Coordinates:   40°46'5"N   124°13'4"W

Comments

  • Do not park on the beaches near here until they clean up the rif-raf. There's been a lot of vandalism to cars here.
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