coast guard cuyahoga wix 157

USCGC Cuyahoga (WIX-157) was a United States Coast Guard training cutter with a notable service history. Originally commissioned in 1927, Cuyahoga served for decades, performing law enforcement, search and rescue, and training missions along the U.S. East Coast. In her later years, she was assigned as a training vessel for officer candidates at the Coast Guard Reserve Training Center in Yorktown, Virginia. Tragically, on October 20, 1978, Cuyahoga sank in the Chesapeake Bay after a collision with the freighter Santa Cruz II, resulting in the loss of eleven crew members. The incident led to significant changes in Coast Guard training and safety protocols.