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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE SUMAC, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base, 4640 Urquhart , New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA
Location4640 Urquhart,
New Orleans, LA
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1968.
Notes
Survey number HAER LA-14
Unprocessed field note material exists for this structure (N898; N954).
Building/structure dates:
1942 initial construction
Building/structure dates:
1972 subsequent work
Building/structure dates:
1975 subsequent work
Significance: WHITE SUMAC was originally constructed as a yard lighter YF 416 for the U.S. Navy YF 257 class. This class of vessel provided logistical support to naval operations during World War II. Following the war, the U.S. Coast Guard acquired eight of these vessels to perform service for their aids to navigation as buoy tenders.
Subjects
Law EnforcementNavigationSearch & Rescue Operations
Related Names
Niagara Shipbuilding Corporation
FV COMMODORE PERRY
FV ELLIOT
FY VKELPIE
JOY TOY
SUMMIT VENTURE
Clifford, Candace, Historian
Lowe, Jet, Photographer
Brooks, Pete, Delineator
Jefferson, Howard, Delineator
Collection
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)
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