Did you know Santa Barbara has a Naval vessel named after it? From the Wikipedia page… USS Santa Barbara (LCS-32) is an Independence-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy.[2][6] She is the 32nd ship of the type, and 16th of the class, which is inter-numbered with the Freedom-class littoral combat ships. With 35 … Read more
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Source: Historic Coast Guard Vessel To Be Auctioned Off – Task & Purpose
Source: All-Female Crew of Maiden Yacht Visits Santa Barbara Harbor During Worldwide Fundraising Journey | Local News – Noozhawk.com
Officials are accusing Chinese fishing boats of ramming and sinking a South Korean coast guard vessel. Source: Seoul protests to Beijing over sinking of coast guard vessel – The Washington Post
As naval battles go, the war of words between the U.S. Coast Guard and the captain of the world’s largest Viking longship was a bit of a tempest in a teapot. Source:
It will take an act of Congress or a massive fundraising effort to keep the Draken Harald Hårfagre on its American voyage, which includes a stop this summer in Duluth. Source: Coast Guard can’t give waiver to Viking ship – ‘crew will be devastated’ – StarTribune.com
The impact punctured a large hole in the replica’s wooden skin, though because the damage was above the waterline the ship did not appear to be in danger of sinking. Source: ‘It’s an awful dream’: ‘Noah’s Ark’ crashes into Norwegian coast guard patrol boat – The Washington Post
For those of you curious about where and when the idea for what we know as the rudder came from, try China around the 1st century AD.
The Beaching of Submarine SM U-118 At Hastings. An interesting bit of nautical history.
Bollinger delivers cutter to Coast Guard – Wire Business News – The Sacramento Bee.