2 255' Cutters
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USCGC ANDROSCOGGIN WPG-68
July 10, 1947
Taken by an unknown bridge tender on the Cape Cod Canal.
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USCGC ANDROSCOGGIN WPG-68
1950
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| USCG Photo Courtesy of Jim Flynn |
USCGC ANDROSCOGGIN WPG-68
August 13, 1958
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| Courtesy of BMC Stephen Prime USCG (ret) |
USCGC WINNEBAGO WPG/WHEC-40
C Mid 1950's
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| Courtesy of BMC Stephen Prime USCG (ret) |
USCGC WINNEBAGO WPG/WHEC-40
c 1965
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| Courtesy of BMC Stephen Prime USCG (ret) |
USCGC WINNEBAGO WPG/WHEC-40
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| BMC Steve Prime USCG (ret) photo |
38 foot seas while on Ocean Station Victor 1966.
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| BMC Stephen Prime USCG (ret) photo |
Night shoot aboard the Winnebago while on Ocean Station Victor in 1966.
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| Courtesy of Ted H. Benson |
USCGC WINNEBAGO
1970
In the Yokosuka Naval Shipyard graving dock.
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USCGC MINNETONKA WHEC-67
January 1966
This photo was taken while moored at Honolulu HI preparing to leave for Ocean Station Victor (between Hawaii and Japan).
The Cutter displays the Coast Guard's new visual identification markings on her forward hull. She was the first of the
service's vessels on the West Coast to participate in a limited program to test public reaction to the new trim. Note the
difference from the other 255 footers posted here. Apparently the single CG emblem without the Shield proved more identifiable.
The Minnetonka was homeported in Long Beach CA and commissioned on July 11, 1946. She was decommission on May 31, 1974.
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MINNETONKA'S GALLEY
1966
The Coast Guard traditionaly is a "good feeder" and this is where it starts. I remember from my Coast Guard
days that I never ate better then when on a ship.
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"KING NEPTUNE AND STAFF"
I have it from a good source that this is the Minnetonka's XO (Executive Officer)at the time.
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HER HIGHNESS AMPHRITRITE
The crew was always very inventive in obtaining appropriate attire!
The ceremony of crossing the line is an initiation rite in the Royal Navy, U.S.Coast Guard, U.S. Navy and other navies which
commemorates a sailor's first crossing of the equator. Originally the tradition was created as a test for seasoned sailors
to ensure their new shipmates were capable of handling long rough times at sea. Sailors who have already crossed the equator
are nicknamed Shellbacks, those who have not are nicknamed (Slimy) Pollywogs. "King Neptune and his court" (usually
including his first assistant Davy Jones and her Highness Amphitrite and often various dignitaries, who are all represented
by the highest ranking seamen) officiate at the ceremony, during which the Pollywogs undergo a number of increasingly disgusting
ordeals, largely for the entertainment of the Shellbacks. Once the ceremony is complete, a Pollywog receives a certificate
declaring his new status. Another common status is the Golden shellback, a person who has crossed the equator at the 180th
meridian (international date line).
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Sunset on Ocean Station Victor.
1966
Dispite all the rough weather that is frequently encountered at sea there are still plenty of beautiful sunsets to counter-act
them. In calm weather I used to love to curl up in the evening on the towing bitt of a 311. The phosperous water at night
from the screws is as outstanding as the "Green Flash" at sunset. This is described as Green flashes being a real
(not illusory) phenomena seen at sunrise and sunset, when some part of the Sun suddenly changes color (at sunset, from red
or orange to green or blue). The word flash refers to the sudden appearance and brief duration of this green color, which
usually lasts only a second or two at moderate latitudes.
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Sunsets inport and also be spectacular as this photo by former Minnetonka crewman J. Bruce attests.
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CGC MINNETONKA
1966
Displaced Jack Staff and damaged forward antennas after some rough weather.
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Enjoying a little sunshine after the storm. Note Life Jacket Locker that was ripped from the deck.
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USCGC MINNENTONKA
1966
"Toys" for the Gunners Mates.
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| USCG photo Courtesy of RMC Doak Walker USCG ret |
USCGC MINNETONKA WHEC-67
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USCGC ANDROSCOGGIN WHEC-68
1970
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