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s career lasted for 89 years. She spent a total of 47 years in commissioned service of the United States
Revenue Cutter Service, Coast Guard and Navy. She was one of only a few ships to have served in both polar regions. She is also one of the very few ships to be on active service in the U.S.
980:
had the distinction of being the oldest U.S. Navy ship to be deployed outside the continental United States during World War II. She was one of the last ships equipped with sails to serve in a theater of war. She was also one of a very few U.S. Navy ships to have served during the
709:, was considered a savior by many of the whalers and native Eskimos, as he bought Siberian reindeer at his own expense for the starving natives to use as the foundation for a new herd in Alaska, paralleling, and possibly in cooperation with, missionary
578:
around
Newfoundland with large and expensive steamships owned by large British and Newfoundland companies based in St. John's. Owned at first by the Scottish firm W. Grieve and Sons, she was acquired in 1880 by R. Steele Junior.
693:
was given free run to arrest and seize possessions of poachers, smugglers, and illegal traders, as well as take census of people and ships, record geological and astronomical information, take note of tides, and escort
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but her main power was a steam engine designed to smash deep into ice packs to reach seal herds. At the time of her arrival in St. John's, there were 300 vessels outfitted each season to hunt seals, but most were small
1166:. Finally, a search conducted from 14 to 28 September 2021 by elements of NOAA and the U.S. Coast Guard in cooperation with various academic researchers confirmed that a wreck discovered in 2019 on the
1107:. She went down early in the morning of 19 March 1963 after a gale struck and severed the tow line. The mast collapsed and punctured the hull, causing the sinking. Her crew of two were rescued by
399:
was a dual steam-powered and sailing ship built with six-inch (15.2 cm)-thick sides which had a long life in various cold-water and ice-filled environments. She was a forerunner of modern
1892:
Report of the cruise of the U.S. Revenue Cutter Bear and the overland expedition for the relief of the whalers in the Arctic ocean, from
November 27, 1897, to September 13, 1898
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Report of the cruise of the U.S. Revenue Cutter Bear and the overland expedition for the relief of the whalers in the Arctic ocean, from
November 27, 1897, to September 13, 1898
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The massive wooden hulls of
Newfoundland sealing vessels had proved ideal for Arctic exploration. Just back from her refit in 1884 and ready for another season of sealing,
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In 1962 she was purchased by Alfred
Johnston of Philadelphia for a floating seafood restaurant. Repairs were made to the ship at Industrial Shipping Limited in
553:
was the most outstanding sealing vessel of her day, the lead ship in a new generation of sealers. Heavy-built with six-inch (15.2 cm) thick wooden planks,
945:. The rigging was cut down to two masts to become a fully motorized ship. After the capture, on 12 September 1941, of the German-controlled Norwegian sealer
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CORRECTED TO OCTOBER 1, 1910. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY. BUREAU OF STEAM ENGINEERING. WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1910, p. 59.
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assisted in the evacuation of the members of the
Antarctic Expedition, as international tensions rose in the months that led up to America's entrance into
502:
was returned to use again as a sealing vessel. Finally, in 1963, 89 years after she had been built, while being towed to a stationary assignment as a
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WIRELESS TELEGRAPH STATIONS OF THE WORLD, INCLUDING SHORE STATIONS, MERCHANT VESSELS, U.S. REVENUE CUTTERS, AND VESSELS OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY.
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radically transformed the
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approximately 260 nautical miles (482 km; 299 mi) east of Boston and 90 nautical miles (167 km; 104 mi) south of
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Cruising to Alaska for her last patrol in the 1926 season, on her return to
Oakland that November she was replaced by a new cutter,
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subject to on and off again refits, and lay derelict for periods of times as she remained at various moorings around
Halifax and
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was considered for restoration as a museum ship by the City of Dartmouth as well as her old home at Oakland and by the
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assisted in rescue operations for 1906 San Francisco earthquake. The Revenue Cutter Service was merged with the
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from 1915 to 1926. Throughout the years from 1885 to 1926, she made the seasonal trek each May from her port in
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1540:"Coast Guard General Order No. 1", Historic Documents & Publications, U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office
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1037:. However the purchase price from Shaw Steamships and the extensive restoration costs scuttled museum plans.
447:
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713:. Healy was the first African-American commissioned officer in U.S. history, and during Captain Healy's and
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were both in active commissioned service during World War II but neither left port during the war.)
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On 11 September 1939 she was re-commissioned in the U.S. Navy for service during the 1939–1941
419:
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was built in 1874 as a sealer at Dundee, Scotland shipyards. Custom-built for sealing out of
20:
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1615:"A Philatelic Introduction to B.A.E. III United States Antarctic Service Expedition 1939-41"
1580:
461:, and again to the southernmost continent in 1941 to evacuate Americans at the beginning of
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1361:. The prefix for Revenue Cutter Service vessels was changed from USRC to USCGC, thus; USRC
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and commanded the U.S. Navy ships which participated in a large Antarctic expedition named
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to the Navy for one dollar a year, for use on his government sponsored (third) expedition.
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is described as "probably the most famous ship in the history of the Coast Guard."
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was decommissioned on 17 May 1944 and laid up in Boston until the end of the war.
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was instead purchased by the U.S. government in 1884. Under command of Commander
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1521:, Coast Guard Compass: Official Blog of the U.S. Coast Guard, 12 February 2013.
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and ownership was transferred to the city for use as a large barquentine-rigged
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to evacuate personnel and equipment from the expedition base in the area.
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foundered about 100 nautical miles (190 km; 120 mi) south of
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for ten years. In the mid-1880s, she took part in the search for the
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Cutters, Craft & U.S. Coast Guard Manned Army & Navy Vessels
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1816:. Associated Press (reported on WBNG.com website), October 14, 2021
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was purchased from the U.S. government in 1948 by Frank M. Shaw of
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carried lumber and supplies for school construction in remote areas
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spent a decade sealing from St. John's. In 1884, the Steeles sent
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for her new role including the carving of a new bear figurehead.
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1279:. The athletic teams of the Coast Guard Academy are called the
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for $ 5,199. Shaw intended to use the ship for sealing. Renamed
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to Alaska, and served as a floating courthouse. By order of the
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1814:"Coast Guard: Wreck found in Atlantic is storied cutter Bear"
913:, on 16 March 1941, and its crew helped to build an adequate
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about 100 nautical miles (190 km; 120 mi) south of
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Lundquist, Edward, "Wreck of Storied Revenue Cutter Found,"
453:
Her services also included the second expedition of Admiral
442:), she worked the 20,000-mile (32,200 km) coastline of
1494:"1914 Sealing Disaster", Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage
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298:
1948–1961 (protracted refits); 1962 (restaurant conversion)
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The Ice Hunters: A History of Newfoundland Sealing to 1914
720:
s 1891 Bering Sea Patrol, the following was accomplished:
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The Great Ice Ship Bear: Eighty-Nine Years in Polar Seas
970:. When more modern ships were available to replace her,
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during the expedition. Cruzen would rise to the rank of
1841:. U.S. Department of Homeland Security. 15 August 2016
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is Objee the bear, inspired by the Coast Guard Cutter
758:
During one of her yearly trips back to San Francisco,
669:, where she looked out for seal poachers, shipwrecked
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in 1894 (and one of the ancestor organizations of the
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Carried Barkley-Grow seaplane on Byrd Expedition III
19:
For the later United States Coast Guard cutter, see
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Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS)
465:. She later served on patrol duty off the coast of
446:. She later assisted with relief efforts after the
1731:"Bear Project Scuttled. Vessel Refit Too Costly",
820:for $ 1,050, as a replacement for the barquentine
770:on 28 January 1915 and the ship was renamed USCGC
537:
2593:Ships of the United States Revenue Cutter Service
1781:
1422:"United States Coast Guard (USCG) - Pacific Area"
641:in the United States Revenue-Marine, renamed the
434:of the United States Revenue-Marine, renamed the
403:and had a diverse service life. According to the
2568:History of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador
2559:
985:as well as both world wars. (The sailing relics
2173:Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
1836:"Coast Guard Military Medals and Awards Manual"
1718:"Famed Exploration Ship May Be Marine Museum",
1152:National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
1895:. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office
1889:United States. Revenue-Cutter Service (1898).
1649:. 28 November 2004. p. 11. Archived from
1557:
1441:. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office
1435:United States. Revenue-Cutter Service (1898).
1325:European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal
739:delivered teachers to their remote assignments
590:
306:Sank in the Atlantic, 19 March 1963, under tow
2229:
2010:
1698:Dictionary of American Fighting Ships (DANFS)
473:. Between some of these missions, she was a
363:(220 kW) compound steam engine, 1 screw
227:1926–1938 (museum ship); 1944–1948 (laid up)
112:Alexander Stephen & Sons Ltd. , Scotland
1955:, a collection of photographs taken of the
1939:Haze Gray & Underway: "The Cutter Bear"
830:alongside the old steel-hulled lumber ship
733:transported a U.S. geographical survey team
414:Built in Scotland in 1874 as a steamer for
235:Sold to Canadian owners for sealing in 1948
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2017:
2003:
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1388:
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857:United States Antarctic Service Expedition
851:United States Antarctic Service Expedition
843:After the expedition, Admiral Byrd leased
803:in the 1930 film version of Jack London's
485:, and starred in the 1930 film version of
2244:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1963
1237:There is a large detailed scale model of
1142:to look for the wreck in the vicinity of
1135:, used a side-scan sonar deployed from a
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1806:
1534:
1309:United States Antarctic Expedition Medal
924:
687:United States Department of the Treasury
594:
1383:
570:. The new sealing ships represented by
89:W. Grieve, Sons & Company 1874–1879
2588:Ships of the United States Coast Guard
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1946:, 1921 film includes footage of USCGC
1686:
1660:
1304:Second Byrd Antarctic Expedition Medal
1208:in Boston adjacent to the Coast Guard
627:, whose seven survivors were found at
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2024:
1998:
1918:. U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office
1916:Historic Documents & Publications
1876:. U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office
1803:
1612:
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1578:
1568:. Van Nostrand Reinhold. p. 104.
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1243:Stockton Center for International Law
1129:Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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661:, to sail north to the waters of the
251:
143:
56:
1700:. Naval History and Heritage Command
1674:. Naval History and Heritage Command
1156:Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
724:secured witnesses for a murder trial
645:in 1894, from 1885 to 1915 and as a
643:United States Revenue Cutter Service
623:and took part in the search for the
436:United States Revenue Cutter Service
2613:Shipwrecks of the Nova Scotia coast
2168:Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
1944:A Trip To The Arctic With Uncle Sam
751:provided medical support to natives
16:Dual steam-powered and sailing ship
13:
1857:
777:
418:, she was owned and operated from
319:Ice-strengthened auxiliary steamer
14:
2634:
1932:
1355:United States Life-Saving Service
1273:United States Coast Guard Academy
1148:United States Coast Guard Academy
1123:′s wreck began in 1979, when Dr.
1052:In 1963, while in tow by the tug
941:served in the Northeast Atlantic
764:United States Life-Saving Service
707:Michael "Hell Roaring Mike" Healy
2543:
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2059:Department of Alaska (1867–1884)
2034:
1585:. University of Missouri Press.
1522:
1463:, Barre Publishers, (1965) p. 48
1335:Coast Guard Arctic Service Medal
518:foundered and sank in the North
253:
145:
58:
36:
2583:Pre-statehood history of Alaska
2069:Territory of Alaska (1912–1959)
1828:
1761:On the Rocks Shipwreck Database
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1247:United States Naval War College
1192:NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps
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874:on board. Lieutenant Commander
538:Construction and sealing career
371:Limited by water and provisions
139:Sold to U.S. government in 1884
2623:Antarctica during World War II
2618:Water transportation in Alaska
2064:District of Alaska (1884–1912)
1510:
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1314:American Defense Service Medal
816:was purchased by Rear Admiral
587:back to Scotland for a refit.
1:
2074:Recent history (1959–present)
1551:The (Washington) Evening Star
1476:(1994) Breakwater Books Ltd.
1200:announced the discovery in a
1160:Commonwealth of Massachusetts
448:1906 San Francisco earthquake
1376:
1340:
1260:is in the collection at the
625:Lady Franklin Bay Expedition
424:Lady Franklin Bay Expedition
243:Wireless call sign for USRC
7:
2054:Russian America (1733–1867)
1035:San Francisco marine museum
754:conducted search and rescue
744:U.S. Post Office Department
730:sailed the Alaskan governor
591:American government service
335:198.5 ft (60.5 m)
46:(AG-29) in Antarctica, 1939
10:
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2608:Maritime incidents in 1963
2578:Arctic exploration vessels
1330:World War II Victory Medal
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2146:Aleutian Islands campaign
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1579:Paine, Stuart D. (2007).
1564:Burroughs, Polly (1970).
1405:"List of Revenue Cutters"
1359:United States Coast Guard
1298:World War I Victory Medal
1286:
1222:
1170:of the Atlantic Ocean in
1137:United States Coast Guard
768:United States Coast Guard
673:, and illicit trade with
651:United States Coast Guard
440:United States Coast Guard
405:United States Coast Guard
351:18.8 ft (5.7 m)
310:
51:
35:
2099:Russian-American Company
557:was rigged as a sailing
547:St. John's, Newfoundland
103:St. John's, Newfoundland
2131:Alaska boundary dispute
1320:American Campaign Medal
1176:exclusive economic zone
1131:(MIT), the inventor of
1042:Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia
867:(AG-29). She carried a
742:delivered mail for the
343:30 ft (9.1 m)
311:General characteristics
2136:1925 serum run to Nome
1953:McGoldrick Photographs
1293:Spanish Campaign Medal
1266:Newport News, Virginia
1190:. On 14 October 2021,
1186:, Canada, was that of
934:
859:, led by Rear Admiral
828:Second Byrd Expedition
826:. He used her in the
799:starred as the sealer
608:
92:R. Steele Jr 1880–1883
2598:Ships built in Dundee
1909:"General Order No. 1"
1553:, 27 March 1927, p. 1
1518:A Bear of a sea story
1251:Newport, Rhode Island
1125:Harold "Doc" Edgerton
928:
748:enforced federal laws
617:Winfield Scott Schley
598:
21:USCGC Bear (WMEC-901)
2262:Marine Sulphur Queen
2198:History of Fairbanks
2186:History of Anchorage
2158:Alaska Statehood Act
1769:on 27 September 2012
1668:"Northland (WPG-49)"
1300:with "ASIATIC" clasp
1256:The figurehead from
1164:Government of Canada
1012:Halifax, Nova Scotia
983:Spanish–American War
909:, just north of the
498:After World War II,
289:Halifax, Nova Scotia
219:1884–1929, 1939–1944
1977: /
1799:, October 15, 2021.
1763:Nova Scotia Museum"
1613:Lynch Jr., Joseph.
1461:Last Sail Down East
1079: /
1029:By the early 1960s
937:From 1941 to 1944,
893:In early 1941, USS
663:Territory of Alaska
504:floating restaurant
280:Shaw Steamship Line
32:
2042:Timeline of Alaska
1459:Tod, Giles, M.S.,
1271:The mascot of the
1241:on display in the
1115:Discovery of wreck
1064:, Nova Scotia, at
935:
888:Operation Highjump
863:, and renamed USS
834:, renamed by Byrd
609:
471:United States Navy
407:official website,
28:
2573:Exploration ships
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2324:Augustana Victory
2211:
2210:
2092:Topics and events
2026:History of Alaska
1981:42.667°N 65.183°W
1959:in Alaska in 1886
1746:Track of the Bear
1744:Bixby, William ,
1647:The Antarctic Sun
1281:Coast Guard Bears
1084:42.667°N 65.183°W
1062:Cape Sable Island
1056:to Philadelphia,
907:Mikkelsen Islands
876:Richard H. Cruzen
667:Bering Sea Patrol
524:Cape Sable Island
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911:Antarctic Circle
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384:Aircraft carried
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2104:Alaska Purchase
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475:museum ship
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193:(1944–1948)
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1180:Cape Sable
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376:Complement
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1957:USS Bear
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1797:Seapower
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812:In 1932
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469:for the
327:703 tons
117:Launched
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1972:65°11′W
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1127:of the
1071:42°40′N
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52:History
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332:Length
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170:USCGC
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277:Owner
240:Notes
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2119:Nome
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