April Steffens

USCGC Hollyhock (WLB-214) is a 225-foot Juniper-class seagoing buoy tender commissioned by the United States Coast Guard in 2003. Homeported in Port Huron, Michigan, Hollyhock is tasked with maintaining aids to navigation, icebreaking, search and rescue, and maritime law enforcement duties in the Great Lakes region. The cutter is named after the original USCGC Hollyhock (WAGL-220), which served from 1937 to 1982. Throughout its service, Hollyhock has played a vital role in ensuring safe navigation and maritime security in some of the nation’s busiest freshwater shipping lanes.