Surviving USLSS and USCG Rescue Craft
(Note: Unless otherwise noted, listed boats are on static, land-based display only)
Pulling Surfboat Types
Francis Metallic
Saugatuck-Douglas Historical Society, MI
Lake Erie Island Historical Society at Put-in-Bay, OH
Jersey Type (including Squan and Long Branch Sub-Types)
UNK privately owned on Nantucket Island, MA (in poor condition)
Monomoy
New USLSS spec-built 26ft. replica at Portsmouth LSS, NC (built by NC Maritime Museum for NPS)
UNK 26ft. in storage at Columbia River Maritime Museum, Astoria, OR
UNK 26ft. on display at Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum, Ilwaco, WA (assigned to STA Klipsan Beach)
Race Point
UNK on display at Nantucket Lifesaving Museum
CG24346 privately owned in MA
CG24466 privately owned in MA
CG24472 owned by Richard Boonisar, Gurnet, MA
UNK (ex-CG24311?) on display at Cape Cod National Seashore (Old Harbor LSS site)
CG24468 held by NPS Cape Cod National Seashore (in poor condition)
Spec-built replica at Old Coast Guard Station (Virginia Beach/Seatack LSS), Virginia Beach, VA
UNK at Mystic Seaport Museum
Higgins&Gifford
None identified to date
Excelsior
1880-built boat on display at Sleeping Bear LSS, NPS Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore, MI (need to verify)
Beebe
No. 1000 in storage by the NPS at Little Kinnakeet LSS, NC
Beebe-McLellan
Replica on display at former Sleeping Bear LSS, NPS Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore, MI
UNK on display at former North Manitou LSS, NPS Sleeping Bear National Lakeshore, MI (needs restoration)
UNK on display at Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Halifax, NS, Canada (on original McLellan boat wagon)
Two UNK held by Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic, CT (to be verified)
Heavily modified boat named Dorjan, built in 1905 (reportedly No. 234) and owned by Wooden Boat Foundation
Type H
UNK on display at Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, Washington State Parks, Ilwaco, WA
UNK owned by Keweenaw County Historical Society, MI (being restored)
Surviving USLSS and USCG Rescue Craft
(cont’d)
Type S-Series
UNK Type SR on display at Michigan Maritime Museum
UNK Type SR replica on display at Whitefish Point, MI
UNK Type SR on display at South Haven, MI
UNK Type SR used/displayed at the Port of San Francisco in conjunction with the Bay Area Whaleboat Rowing Assoc., San Francisco, CA
CG25881 Type SR on display at Ocean City Lifesaving Museum, MD (boat owned by Smithsonian Institute)
UNK (renamed Tycho Brahe) at Mystic Seaport Museum
Other Unknown Types
UNK (#1) at USCG Museum, USCG Academy, New London, CT
UNK (#2) at USCG Museum, USCG Academy, New London, CT
UNK at Maine Maritime Museum, Bath, ME (may be heavily modified Excelsior type surfboat)
Other Pulling Craft
Harkins Skiff at USCG Museum, USCG Academy, New London, CT
Basket boat at USCG Museum, USCG Academy, New London, CT
Seal-skin kayak at USCG Museum, USCG Academy, New London, CT
Nantasket at Hull Lifesaving Museum, Hull, MA
Peapod dinghy on display at Station Portsmouth Harbor, NH
Peapod dinghy CG15360 on display at Maine Maritime Museum, Bath, ME
Motor Surfboat Types
Beebe
None identified to date
Beebe-McLellan
No. 1046 on display at Chicamacomico LSS, NC (used in famous Mirlo rescue of 1918)
Type H
UNK owned by American Legion Post 331, Stone Harbor, NJ (appearance changed to pulling surfboat)
UNK owned by John DeForge, Niagara Falls, NY
UNK owned by private individual in Grand Haven, MI
No. 3235/CG26354 owned by Michigan City Historical Society
Type S-Series
Type SR No. 4590/CG25588 owned by Richard Boonisar, Gurnet, MA (was assigned to Station Nauset, MA)
Type SR CG25647 in storage by the NPS at Little Kinnakeet LSS, NC
Type SR CG25677 in storage at Columbia River Maritime Museum, Astoria, OR
UNK owned by Jeff Shook in MI
UNK owned by Delta County Historical Society, MI
UNK Type SR owned by Michigan Maritime Museum
UNK owned by David Dean, Suttons Bay, MI
UNK in custody of Jeff Shook (previously owned by Michigan City, IN military museum), in very poor condition
UNK owned by Marblehead Lighthouse Historical Society
Surviving USLSS and USCG Rescue Craft
(cont’d)
Pulling Lifeboat Types
RNLI 30ft.
Original purchased by USLSS in 1873 in storage at Mariners Museum, Newport News, VA (USCG owned)
26ft. Merryman
UNK (USCG-owned) on display at the Independence Seaport Museum, Philadelphia, PA
34ft. Merryman
None identified to date
Dobbins
None identified to date
Motor Lifeboat Types
34ft. Merryman
None identified to date
36ft. McLellan Type E
Dreadnaught II (No. 883; built 1910); owner Jeff Shook in MI; to be restored to original USLSS configuration
Sea Witch (original boat identity unknown); owned by Thomas Eger in WA
36ft. Type H
None identified to date
36ft.6in. Type T
None identified to date
36ft.8in. Type TR
CG36392 at the Marquette Maritime Museum, Marquette, Michigan
CG36395 owned by Jeff Shook in MI
UNK owned by Glen Cathers and Hoyle Hodges, WA
Surviving USLSS and USCG Rescue Craft
(cont’d)
36ft.8in. Type TRS
CG36423 at the Umpqua River Lighthouse, Winchester Bay, Oregon
CG36429 at the Le Sault de Sainte Marie Historical Site, Michigan
CG36460 owned by Ron Peabody, ME (restored and operational)
CG36470 at the Keweenaw Historical Society, Eagle Harbor, Michigan
CG36474 at the Columbia River Maritime Museum, Astoria, Oregon
CG36495 at Station Cape Disappointment, Ilwaco, Washington
CG36498 at the Port Orford Lifeboat Station, Port Orford, Oregon
CG36500 at the Orleans Historical Society, Rock Harbor, Massachusetts (fully restored and operational)
CG36501 at the City of New Bedford, Massachusetts
CG36503 at Station Yaquina Bay, Newport, Oregon
CG36504 at the Michigan Maritime Museum, South Haven, Michigan
CG36512 owned by an unknown private individual on the Great Lakes
CG36513 at Station Tillamook, Oregon
CG36514 at the Windy Cove County Park, Winchester Bay, Oregon (may have been destroyed in 2007)
CG36515 at Station Humboldt Bay, Eureka, California
CG36522 owned by Jeff Shook in MI
CG36527 at Sleeping Bear Point Museum (formerly at Station Duluth, Minnesota)
CG36528 at the Munising Lifeboat Station, Michigan
CG36535 at the Independence Seaport Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USCG owned; fully operational; in storage for USCG for museum display)
CG36538 in storage at USCG Museum, USCG Academy, New London, CT (was previously at South Street Seaport Museum, NY)
CG36542 at the Point Reyes National Seashore, California
CG36554 at Station Grays Harbor, Westport, Washington
Note: CG36217, a Type T-series MLB on static display at the City of Grand Haven, Michigan, has an erroneous number painted on it, and the real boat number is unknown
Unknown Type 36ft. Motor Lifeboats
UNK privately owned in Kennebunkport, ME (heavily modified)
UNK named Baluka and privately owned in Garibaldi, OR (heavily modified; for sale)
UNK (#1) privately owned in Boston, MA
UNK (#2) privately owned in Boston, MA
40ft. Steel Prototype
CG40300 owned by Ken Johnson in Trenary, MI; plans on restoring it to original USCG configuration (operational)
Surviving USLSS and USCG Rescue Craft
(cont’d)
44ft. Steel
CG44300 at Columbia River Maritime Museum, Astoria, OR
CG44301 in USCG storage at New London for ultimate display (fully operational)
CG44302 abandoned in boatyard in Rockport, TX
CG44303 owned and operated by Port of Ilwaco, WA
CG44304 owned and operated by Anderson Island Fire Dept., WA
CG44306 owned and operated by diving contractor Atlantis Submarines, St. Thomas, USVI
CG44308 privately owned; on Lake Wisconsin
CG44310 owned and operated by NPS Fire Island, NY
CG44321 owned by Allegheny Arms and Armor Museum, Smethport, PA (on Lake Erie); afloat display
CG44323 privately owned; located in vicinity of Detroit, MI
CG44327 privately owned; Bayfield, WI
CG44343 in storage at North Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NC
CG44344 operated by USCGAux Flot on Lake Michigan
CG44345 on display in Ludington, MI
CG44355 on display at Beach Haven, Long Beach Island, NJ
CG44358 owned and operated by Seawolf Marine Patrol, Galveston, TX
CG44359 restored and in operation by USCGAux Flot 20-05, Grand Haven, MI
CG44360 privately owned in IL
CG44364 privately owned in WA
CG44372 operated by Sea Scout Ship No. 601, Portland, OR
CG44376 owned by Jeff Shook, MI (fully restored and operational)
CG44377 owned and operated by Viking Marine, Ontario, Canada
CG44379 operated as towing assist vessel, Cornet Bay, WA
CG44380 on display (afloat) in Dunkirk, NY
CG44381 owned and operated as tribal patrol boat in Tulalip Bay, WA
CG44385 on display at USCG Station Chetco River, OR
CG44395 owned and operated by Seawolf Marine Patrol, Galveston, TX
CG44404 on display at USCG Training Center, Cape May, NJ
CG44309 owned and operated by Humboldt Bay Sheriff’s Dept., CA
Surviving USLSS and USCG Rescue Craft
(cont’d)
Utility Types
38ft. Cabin Picket
None identified to date
40ft. UTB
CG40395 privately owned
CG40450 privately owned, Staten Island, NY
CG40552 on display at Marquette Maritime Museum. WI
UNK owned and operated by Sea Scout Ship 635, Astoria, OR
UNK as static display outside Hull, MA bar in vicinity of old USCG boathouse
UNK as static display at Dossin Great Lakes Museum in Belle Isle, MI (formerly stationed at Station St. Clair Flats)
30ft. UTM
CG30418 on static display at Rogers Street Fishing Village, WI (formerly stationed at Station St. Clair Flats)
Two UNK held by USCG Training Center, Cape May, NJ
41ft. UTB
CG41308 on display at USCG Training Center, Cape May, NJ
(Note: CG41300, originally assigned to Station Manasquan, NJ, was supposedly going to be saved for museum display, but unsure if this is still the case)
Some ex-USCG 41ft. UTBs are in operation with police departments and/or private towing companies (e.g., Quincy, MA PD)
Other Types
30ft. Surf Rescue Boat
CG30604 on display at USCG Group Astoria, Astoria, OR
CG30607 on display at USCG Joint Maritime Training Center, Camp Lejeune, NC
CG30619 on display at USCG Air Station, Astoria, OR
CG30620 held by USCG Museum, USCG Academy, New London, CT
UNK on display at Westport Maritime Museum, Westport, WA
Other
Two 16ft. Flood Relief Punts used in Hurricane Katrina rescue, held by USCG Museum, USCG Academy, New London, CT
CG15387 on static display at Station Jonesport, ME
Surviving USLSS and USCG Rescue Craft
(cont’d)
Lifecars
Early Francis Type
UNK on display at Smithsonian Museum of American History, Washington, DC (reportedly the lifecar used in Ayrshire rescue at Squan Beach, NJ in 1850)
UNK in storage in 1849 Spermaceti Cove boathouse at Navesink Twin Lights museum, Atlantic Highlands, NJ (early Francis model)
UNK on display with Ted Richardson Collection of Life Saving Artifacts and Gear, Huron Museums, Port Austin, MI (former Station Point aux Barques)
Later USLSS/USCG Type
UNK on display at Tuckerton Seaport Museum, Tuckerton, NJ (later version)
UNK on display at USCG museum, USCG Academy, New London, CT
UNK (#1) held by USCG Museum, USCG Academy, New London, CT
UNK (#2) held by USCG Museum, USCG Academy, New London, CT
UNK on display at Nantucket Life Saving Museum, Nantucket, MA
UNK on display at Mystic Seaport Museum, Mystic, CT
UNK on display at Ocean City Life Saving Museum, Ocean City, MD
UNK on display at Ocracoke Preservation Society, Ocracoke, NC
UNK on display at North Carolina Maritime Museum, Beaufort, NC
UNK on display at Lewes Life Saving Station museum, Lewes, DE
UNK on display at Whitefish Point Shipwreck Museum, Whitefish Point, MI
UNK on display at Fairport Marine Museum, Fairport, OH
UNK held at NPS Spermaceti Cove LSS museum, Sandy Hook, NJ
UNK on display at Chicamacomico LSS museum, NC
UNK on display at Old Coast Guard Station museum, Virginia Beach, VA
Updated 11/2009