1 378' Cutters
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ARTIST CONCEPTION OF THE NEW 378 FOOT CUTTER
December 10, 1965
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USCGC MORGENTHAU WHEC722
Passing Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay
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USCGC RUSH
July 11, 1969
San Francisco Bay
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USCGC RUSH
August 10, 1971
Nice homecoming in San Francisco Bay with escorts and Alcatraz Island in background
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USCGC MIDGETT
October 16,1972
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USCGC BOUTWELL WHEC719
1975
About to be relieved of ALPAT by the CGC Mellon
USCGC BOUTWELL WHEC719
1975
Taken from the CGC Mellon on Alaska Patrol.
USCGC BOUTWELL WHEC719
1975
Just relieved by the CGC MELLON of Alaska patrol. Do you think they are in a hurry to get home?
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USCGC BOUTWELL WHEC719
San Francisco Bay
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USCGC MELLON WHEC-717
July 4,1978
Don Howard was a Radarman and took this photo while anchored off Nome Alaska for a little "liberty". Don notes
that this part of Alaska is mostly cloudy for about 350 days a year. It was the same this day but as they approached Nome
the weather cleared and became beautifuly sunny. When they left it became cloudy again. The locals thought they brought the
sunny weather with them.
While I was aboard her motto was "No Ka Oi" or number one. I guess it is still true!
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MELLON SMALL BOAT
June 1978
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WHO SAYS 378'S DON'T TAKE WHITE WATER?
June 1978 Alaska Patrol
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USCGC MELLON WHEC-717
A couple more great photos of the Mellon while she was in drydock in Seattle July-November 1977. Thanks for sharing them
Don!
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USCGC MELLON WHEC717
1975
Anchored somewhere in the Aleutians during ALPAT
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USCGC MELLON WHEC717
1975
Another photo of her anchored ...probably off of St Paul Island.
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Yours truly and our son Rick on the flight deck of the CGC Mellon 1975. He was fortunate enough to be invited aboard for an
72 day Alaska Patrol. The ship was already underway so we flew him from Honolulu to Anchorage. The ship pulled into Seward
Alaska, I rented a car and picked him up at the airport. Once underway he was treated as part of the engineering crew and
stood watches throughout the ship. He was able to visit many remote islands in the Bering Sea and at 13 crossed the International
Date Line along with several other kids that were aboard. Dispite all this he still joined the Coast Guard when he was of
age and achieved MK2 before leaving the service.
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Chiefs crew aboard the Mellon 1975. Recognize anyone?
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