Douglas Swanson

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.

USCGC SUNDEW (WLB-404) was a 180-foot Iris-class seagoing buoy tender constructed for the United States Coast Guard during World War II. Commissioned in 1944, SUNDEW served primarily on the Great Lakes, performing vital aids-to-navigation, icebreaking, and search and rescue missions for over six decades. The cutter also participated in several high-profile rescue operations, including the aftermath of the 1975 sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald. After a distinguished career, SUNDEW was decommissioned in 2004 and is now preserved as a museum ship in Duluth, Minnesota.

USCGC Woodrush (WLB-407) was a 180-foot seagoing buoy tender commissioned by the United States Coast Guard in 1944. Throughout her service, Woodrush was primarily assigned to aids to navigation duties, icebreaking, and search and rescue operations in the Great Lakes and later in Alaska. Notably, she played a key role in the 1975 search and recovery efforts following the sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald on Lake Superior. After over five decades of service, Woodrush was decommissioned in 2001 and later transferred to the Ghana Navy.