3 Misc Shore Stations

Government Island

Not sure of the date but it looks like the CGC HERMES tied up next to the causeway. She was there when I went through boot camp in 1957.

Government Island

Not sure of this date either but the moored cutters have the racing stripe which was designed in 1964 to give the Coast Guard a distinctive, modern image and was first used in 1967.

A little R&R at Goverment Island
1942

Not the square rigger masts that appear to be tied up at the base ... wonder which one she is?

Training Center Drum & Bugle Corps
1943

All of the above images were provided by Gary Lenhart of
www.alamedainfo.com. Most are postcards. Thank you very much Gary and appreciate you sharing these. Please check out his website above for a lot of neat old photos of the eastbay of San Francisco.
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CG TRAINING CENTER GOVERNMENT ISLAND, ALAMEDA CA
1975

Recruits are no longer trained here and I believe the island has been renamed Coast Guard Island.
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RECRUIT BARRACKS RECTRACEN ALAMEDA CA
February 1957

This boot camp was discontinued. The Coast Guard operates only one boot camp at Cape May NJ.
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RECRUIT BARRACKS RECTRACEN ALAMEDA CA
February 1957

Look at that spit shine on the deck! This was from Company Kilo-19. Keeping them polished sure beat high porting your M-1 rifle to the "grinder" and back.
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SMALL BOAT DRILL
1959

I remember these days and all the blisters!
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BASE KETCHIKAN
January 1964

Buoy Depot.
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COAST GUARD BASE GOVERNORS ISLAND NY
September 28, 1965

This is how it looked while we lived there. It was recently transfered from the Army and previously named Fort Jay.
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COAST GUARD BASE GOVERNORS ISLAND NY
September 28, 1965
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COAST GUARD BASE GOVERNORS ISLAND
September 28, 1965
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COAST GUARD BASE GOVERNORS ISLAND NY
September 28, 1965

Note the "breathing Tower" for the Brooklyn/Battery Tunnel.
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GOVERNORS ISLAND

A later air view as the base continues to grow.
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GOVERNORS ISLAND FERRY
No Date

This ferry ran between the island and NYC Battery.
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COAST GUARD BASE YERBA BUENA ISLAND (YBI)
November 18, 1970

CGC Magnolia, CGC Redbirch and the old San Francisco Lightship moored.
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COAST GUARD MOORINGS AT YBI, SAN FRANCISCO
1971

Shows POINT CHICO, POINT HEYER, POINT WINSLOW and part of RESOLUTE.
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Coast Guard Base San Juan Entrance
1974
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COAST GUARD LORAN STATION SAN SALVADOR
1975

Photo taken when the CGC POINT WHITEHORN stopped for fuel while enroute Key West for a yard period.
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COAST GUARD STATION STILLPOND (MD)
1976
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COAST GUARD STATION STILLPOND (MD)
Winter 1977
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WILLAPA BAY COAST GUARD STATION WASHINGTON
1975
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Coast Guard Loran Station French Frigate Shoals

This station has been decommissioned for some time now but was probably considered the most undesirable isolated duties in the Coast Guard. You can see by its size that it is very small and barely above sea level, probably no more then 300 ft wide and 1000 long if that. 10 enlisted men and 1 officer were assigned 12 months duty!
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FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS LORAN STATION
Spring 1961

This view shows the recreational building and fuel tanks.

Jay Bold with sea turtle at French Frigate Shoals. Definitely not your pet shop variety turtle!.
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BOAT REPAIR SHOP BASE ST GEORGE STATEN ISLAND NY
July 1966
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