Andrew Pepe

The USCGC Bramble (WLB-392) was a 180-foot seagoing buoy tender of the United States Coast Guard, commissioned in 1944. She served during World War II, primarily maintaining navigational aids and conducting search and rescue missions along the U.S. East Coast and in the Caribbean. In 1957, Bramble made history as part of Task Force One during Operation Deep Freeze, successfully completing a circumnavigation of North America via the Northwest Passage alongside USCGC Spar and USCGC Storis. Throughout her long career, Bramble participated in law enforcement, icebreaking, and environmental protection missions until her decommissioning in 2003.