故事
This buoy tender (ocean going) was built in 1943 by Marine Iron and Shipbuilding Corporation in Duluth, MN.
历史记录
In 1957, under command of Commander C.V. Crewing USCG, this vessel travelled as part of a US Coast Guard Squadron, West to East in a Transit of the Northwest Passage (the first US Vessels to Transit).
In 1997 this vessel was laid up. This vessel was scuttled as a diving wreck.
船东与船长
In 1943-1997 she was owned by the United States Coast Guard.
船长
Lieutenant C. V. Crewing USCG (1957)
名称含义
USCGC SPAR was named after the original Coast Guard Women’s Reserve and is an acronym for the Coast Guard motto "Semper Paratus, Always Ready."
参考文献
- MacFarlane, J.M. (1992) Northwest Passage Challengers. In Resolution. Spring Issue. Maritime Museum of British Columbia
- www.nc-wreckdiving.com ↗
