U.S. National Historic Landmark
She was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1992. At that time, she was to be moored in Staten Island, New York.
USCGC Fir has had a varied career.
As a National Historic Landmark, Fir was previously listed as being located in California and New York, but there's no other evidence suggesting that she was ever moved to the East coast.
The National Historic Landmark program (incorrectly) records Fir as being in Staten Island, New York.
In 2002, she was transferred to the Liberty Maritime Museum, and towed to the Port of Sacramento.
In 2003, Fir was towed to Rio Vista, California, where she was moored on the Sacramento River on the eastern or Sacramento County side of the river across from Rio Vista.
In November 2007, Fir was put up for sale at an asking price $95,000. The mailing address for the museum is in Sacramento, but the ship was physically located across the river from Rio Vista at 38°08′59″N 121°41′00″W / 38.1498°N 121.6832°W / 38.1498; -121.6832 (location in 2007-2008). In May 2008, the webpage reports "Fir is sold!".
As of June 2010, Fir is moored at Pier 38, San Francisco.
Fir is owned by Curt Lind and has been restored by Thomas Young.
Read more about this topic: USCGC Fir (WLM-212)
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