USCGC Acushnet (WMEC-167)

USCGC Acushnet (WMEC-167)

USCGC Acushnet (WMEC-167) was a cutter of the United States Coast Guard, homeported in Ketchikan, Alaska. She was originally USS Shackle (ARS-9), a Diver-class rescue and salvage ship commissioned by the United States Navy for service in World War II. She was responsible for coming to the aid of stricken vessels and received three battle stars during World War II, before a long career with the Coast Guard. Acushnet patrolled the waters of the North Pacific and was the sole remaining World War II era ship on active duty in the US fleet upon her retirement in 2011.

Read more about USCGC Acushnet (WMEC-167):  United States Navy Service - 1944 To 1946, Transfer To The United States Coast Guard - 1946, North East and International Ice Patrol Service - 1946 To 1968, Redesignated As An Oceanographic Ship - 1968 To 1971, Caribbean Service – 1971 To 1990, West Coast Service - 1990 To 1998, Alaska/Bering Sea Patrol Service - 1999 To 2011, Decommissioning, Awards and Honors