On 11 April 1989 lightship Ambrose (LV-87) became a National Historic Landmark.
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On 8 April 1930 lightship Frying Pan (LV-115) was commissioned.
MuseumShip Frying Pan - NYC, New York, NY
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On 8 April 1927 Active-class patrol boat USCGC McLane (WSC-146) was commissioned.
MuseumShip at USS Silversides Submarine Museum, Muskegon, MI
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On 7 April 1944, 180-foot seagoing buoy tender USCGC Acacia (WLB-406) was launched at Zenith Dredge, Duluth Minnesota.
MuseumShip at SS City of Milwaukee, Manistee, MI
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On 22 March 1927 USCGC McLane (WSC-146) was launched at American Brown Boveri Electric Corp., Camden, NJ.
MuseumShip at USS Silversides Submarine Museum, Muskegon, MI
You can read part of her wartime decklog right here
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83 years ago today, on 20 March 1943 USCGC Mackinaw WAGB-83 was laid down at Toledo Shipbuilding Company in Toledo, Ohio.
MuseumShip at the Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum, Mackinaw City, MI
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On 11 March 2003, USCGC Lilac (WAGL-227) was bought from a private owner by the non-profit Tug PEGASUS Preservation Project based in New York City, with the intent to transfer ownership to the the newly created Steamer Lilac Project, which happened on January 1st 2004.
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92 years ago today, on 5 March 1934, USCGC Electra WPC-187 was laid down at Manitowoc shipbuilding Co., Manitowoc, WI.
USS Potomac, Oakland, CA
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On 4 March 1966, lightship Ambrose (LV-87) was decommissioned after 59 years of service.
MuseumShip at South Street Seaport Museum, New York, NY
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82 years ago today, on 4 March 1944, Icebreaker USCGC Mackinaw - WAGB-83 was launched at Toledo shipbuilding co., Toledo, OH
Icebreaker Mackinaw Maritime Museum, Mackinaw City, MI
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