USCGC TAMPA

USCGC TAMPA has a distinguished history as the name given to several United States Coast Guard cutters. The most notable was the first USCGC TAMPA, originally commissioned as the USRC Miami in 1912 and renamed in 1916. During World War I, TAMPA served with distinction as a convoy escort in the treacherous waters of the North Atlantic. Tragically, on September 26, 1918, she was sunk by a German U-boat off the coast of Wales, with all 131 aboard lost—the greatest combat-related loss of life for the Coast Guard in its history. Subsequent cutters bearing the TAMPA name have continued this legacy, serving in missions ranging from search and rescue to maritime law enforcement.