USCGC TAMAROA

USCGC TAMAROA (WMEC-166) was originally built as the U.S. Navy salvage tug USS Zuni (ATF-95) in 1943 and served in the Pacific Theater during World War II. After being transferred to the United States Coast Guard in 1946, she was renamed TAMAROA and performed a wide variety of missions, including search and rescue, law enforcement, and oceanographic operations. TAMAROA gained national fame in 1991 for her role in the daring rescues during the "Perfect Storm," saving both Air National Guard and civilian crews in treacherous conditions. She remained in service until her decommissioning in 1994, after which she was eventually sunk as an artificial reef off the coast of Delaware in 2017.