Coast Guard Cutter Frank Drew gets underway at Norfolk Naval Yard in Portsmouth, Va. A 175-foot keeper class coastal buoy tender, its propulsion system allows it to rotate 360 degrees, giving it unmatched maneuverability. The Coast Guard maintains the traffic signals and signposts of the nation’s waterways—the more than 50,000 federal aids to navigation including buoys, lighthouses and radio-navigation signals. US Coast Guard Art Program 2008 Collection, Object Id # 200817, "Buoy Tender in Norfolk," Pam Pahl, watercolor, 19 x 26 inches
