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Tag Archives: USCG Cutter Lilac

Celebrate Historic USCG Cutter Lilac’s 86th Birthday with Cake

Posted on May 24, 2019 by Rick SpilmanMay 24, 2019

If you are near New York City over the Memorial Day Weekend, be sure to stop by the Hudson River Park’s Pier 25 to help celebrate the 86th birthday of the USCG lighthouse/buoy tender Lilac. The historic cutter will be … Continue reading →

Posted in City of Ships, Current, Lore of the Sea, Ships | Tagged Fleet Week, Jean Miele, Lilac, USCG Cutter Lilac

Coming Home to USCG Cutter Lilac — A Voice Tube, the Wheel and the Builder’s Plate

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Rick SpilmanMay 24, 2015

Sometimes restoring a historic ship involves starting at the keel and working up, or the deck and working down.  And sometimes it involves rediscovering the ship one piece at a time.  That was the case this year when three missing … Continue reading →

Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea, Ships | Tagged USCG Cutter Lilac
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