USCGC SEDGE (WLB 402)

USCGC SEDGE (WLB 402) was a 180-foot Cactus-class seagoing buoy tender built for the United States Coast Guard and commissioned in 1944. Throughout her long service, SEDGE was primarily assigned to Kodiak, Alaska, where she maintained aids to navigation, conducted search and rescue operations, and performed law enforcement and icebreaking duties in the often harsh Alaskan waters. The cutter played a vital role in supporting both military and civilian maritime activities in the North Pacific for over five decades. SEDGE was decommissioned in 2002 and subsequently transferred to the Nigerian Navy.