Coast Guard's 'Queen of the Fleet' turns 80 [Image 1 of 11]

ATLANTIC BEACH, NORTH CAROLINA, UNITED STATES

11.07.2024

Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jonathan Lally 

U.S. Coast Guard District 5   

The USCGC Smilax (WLIC 315), Coast Guard's oldest actively commissioned cutter, has golden numbers on its hull indicating the cutter as the Queen of the Fleet, Nov. 7, 2024, homeported in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina. The cutter Smilax was commissioned on Nov. 1, 1944. . (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Jonathan Lally)

• Date Taken: 11.07.2024
• Date Posted: 11.07.2024 16:38
• Photo ID: 8743605
• VIRIN: 241107-G-TM873-1030
• Resolution: 6048x4024
• Size: 9.78 MB
• Location: ATLANTIC BEACH, NORTH CAROLINA, US