USCGC Winona

USCGC Winona (WHEC-65) was an Owasco-class high endurance cutter commissioned by the United States Coast Guard in 1946. Primarily assigned to law enforcement, search and rescue, and ocean station duties, Winona served extensively along the U.S. East Coast and in the Atlantic. During the Vietnam War, the cutter was deployed to Southeast Asia as part of Operation Market Time, conducting coastal patrols and interdiction missions. After decades of distinguished service, USCGC Winona was decommissioned in 1973.