USCGC Storis (WMEC-38)

USCGC Storis (WMEC-38) was a United States Coast Guard cutter commissioned in 1942, originally built as an icebreaker for service during World War II. Throughout her long career, Storis served in the North Atlantic and then the Pacific, playing a vital role in the Greenland Patrol and later supporting operations in Alaska, including search and rescue, law enforcement, and fisheries patrols. In 1957, she became the first American vessel to circumnavigate North America via the Northwest Passage. Decommissioned in 2007, Storis held the distinction of being the oldest commissioned cutter in the Coast Guard fleet at the time of her retirement.