USCGC Duane (WPG-33)

USCGC Duane (WPG-33)

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name = USCG Cutter Duane (WPG-33)


caption = USCGC Duane underway in the early 1960s
locmapin = Florida
lat_degrees = 25
lat_minutes = 0
lat_seconds = 25.98
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 80
long_minutes = 20
long_seconds = 47.22
long_direction = W
location = Monroe County, Florida, USA
nearest_city = Key Largo
established = May 16, 2002
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
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refnum = 02000494 [http://www.nps.gov/history/Nr/listings/20020524.htm National Register of Historic Places - May 24, 2002] ]

The USCG Cutter "Duane" (WPG-33/WHEC-33) (earlier known as the U.S.C.G.C. William J. Duane) was a cutter in the United States Coast Guard. "Duane" is now a historic shipwreck near Key Largo, Florida, United States. She was named for William John Duane.

She was initially commissioned as "William Jim. Duane" in 1936. Her name was shortened to simply "Duane" in mid-1937.

"Duane" was converted to an Amphibious Force Flagship in 1944. Upon completion, she was to have been taken over by the Navy and assigned the hull number AGC-6. However, this plan was dropped and she was retained for Coast Guard service.

"Duane" left Coast Guard service on 1 August 1985 and was laid up in Boston for a number of years.

The cutter was deliberately sunk in 1987 to create an artificial reef. It is located a mile south of Molasses Reef. On May 16, 2002, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

References

External links

* [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/FL/Monroe/state.html Monroe County listings] at [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com National Register of Historic Places]
* [http://www.flheritage.com/services/sites/fht/record_t.cfm?ID=593&type=c&index=44 USCG Cutter Duane] at [http://www.flheritage.com Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs]
* [http://www.floridakeys.noaa.gov/sanctuary_resources/shipwreck_trail/duane.html The Wreck of the Duane] at [http://www.fknms.nos.noaa.gov/sanctuary_resources/shipwreck_trail Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Shipwreck Trail]
* [http://www.indiana.edu/~r317doc/327/duane.html Duane] at [http://www.indiana.edu/~r317doc/327 U.S. Coast Guard Cutters of the Treasury Class]
* [http://home.comcast.net/~whec33 US Coast Guard Cutter Duane Association]
* [http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/WEBCUTTERS/Duane_WPG_33.html Official US Coast Guard Duane history]


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