United States Coast Guard Service 1948-1971
On 16 September 1948, Castle Rock was loaned to the United States Coast Guard, which commissioned her on 18 December 1948 as the cutter USCGC Castle Rock (WAVP-383), later being reclassified as a high endurance cutter and redesinated WHEC-383. While in Coast Guard service, her primary duty was to patrol ocean stations, reporting weather data and engaging in search-and-rescue and law-enforcement operations. She also performed combat duty in the Vietnam War for a few months in 1971. The Coast Guard decommissioned her on 21 December 1971.
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