- USCGC Duane (WPG-33)
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name = USCG Cutter Duane (WPG-33)
caption = USCGC Duane underway in the early 1960s
locmapin = Florida
lat_degrees = 25
lat_minutes = 0
lat_seconds = 25.98
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 80
long_minutes = 20
long_seconds = 47.22
long_direction = W
location = Monroe County,Florida , USA
nearest_city = Key Largo
established = May 16, 2002
visitation_num =
visitation_year =
governing_body =
refnum = 02000494 [http://www.nps.gov/history/Nr/listings/20020524.htm National Register of Historic Places - May 24, 2002] ]The USCG Cutter "Duane" (WPG-33/WHEC-33) (earlier known as the U.S.C.G.C. William J. Duane) was a cutter in the
United States Coast Guard . "Duane" is now a historicshipwreck near Key Largo,Florida ,United States . She was named forWilliam John Duane .She was initially commissioned as "William Jim. Duane" in 1936. Her name was shortened to simply "Duane" in mid-1937.
"Duane" was converted to an Amphibious Force Flagship in 1944. Upon completion, she was to have been taken over by the Navy and assigned the hull number AGC-6. However, this plan was dropped and she was retained for Coast Guard service.
"Duane" left Coast Guard service on 1 August 1985 and was laid up in
Boston for a number of years.The cutter was deliberately sunk in 1987 to create an
artificial reef . It is located a mile south of Molasses Reef. On May 16, 2002, it was added to the U.S.National Register of Historic Places .References
External links
* [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/FL/Monroe/state.html Monroe County listings] at [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com National Register of Historic Places]
* [http://www.flheritage.com/services/sites/fht/record_t.cfm?ID=593&type=c&index=44 USCG Cutter Duane] at [http://www.flheritage.com Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs]
* [http://www.floridakeys.noaa.gov/sanctuary_resources/shipwreck_trail/duane.html The Wreck of the Duane] at [http://www.fknms.nos.noaa.gov/sanctuary_resources/shipwreck_trail Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Shipwreck Trail]
* [http://www.indiana.edu/~r317doc/327/duane.html Duane] at [http://www.indiana.edu/~r317doc/327 U.S. Coast Guard Cutters of the Treasury Class]
* [http://home.comcast.net/~whec33 US Coast Guard Cutter Duane Association]
* [http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/WEBCUTTERS/Duane_WPG_33.html Official US Coast Guard Duane history]
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