| Ninth District Public Affairs U.S. Coast Guard |
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| Press Release |
Date: January 8, 2004 Contact: LT(j.g.) Michael Wolfe |
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Coast Guard decommisioning ship DULUTH, Minn., -- The Coast Guard is announcing plans to decommission the Coast Guard Cutter SUNDEW (WLB 404) in late May 2004. The SUNDEW Decommissioning Ceremony will be conducted in Duluth, Minnesota; an exact date has not yet been scheduled. All present and former crew, family and friends of the SUNDEW are encouraged to attend the ceremony. SUNDEW is also seeking contact information for former SUNDEW Commanding Officers and it is respectfully requested that you contact us with your name, date of service on SUNDEW, phone number, email address and mailing address. The SUNDEW is one of two 180-foot IRIS Class sea-going buoy tenders built in 1944 that are still in service. The Marine Iron & Shipbuilding Company in Duluth built SUNDEW and, along with another Duluth-based shipyard, Zenith Dredge Company, constructed 37 other 180-foot seagoing buoy tenders between 1942-1944. SUNDEW was launched on February 8, 1944 and commissioned on August 24, 1944. The original cost for the hull and machinery was $861,586. For any questions regarding SUNDEW’s decommissioning, please contact Lieutenant (junior grade) Michael Wolfe at 218-720-5461. You may also email him at mwolfe@cgcsundew.uscg.mil. ###
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