USCGC Taney (WHEC-37)
WPG/WAGC/WHEC-37, originally called USCGC ''Taney'' (), is a United States Coast Guard High Endurance Cutter notable as the last warship floating that fought in the attack on Pearl Harbor. She was named for Roger B. Taney (1777–1864), who served as U.S. Attorney General, Secretary of the Treasury, and Chief Justice of the United States. She is also one of two Treasury-class (out of seven total) Coast Guard cutters still afloat. Active for 50 years, ''Taney'' saw action in both theaters of combat in World War II, serving as a command ship at the Battle of Okinawa, and as a fleet escort in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. She also served in the Vietnam War, taking part in Operation Market Time. ''Taney'' was also used in drug interdiction and fisheries protection work. She was decommissioned in 1986, and has since served as a museum ship in the Inner Harbor of Baltimore, Maryland. She was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1988. In 2020, Historic Ships in Baltimore ...
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USCGC Taney (WHEC-37) In Baltimore
WPG/WAGC/WHEC-37, originally called USCGC ''Taney'' (), is a United States Coast Guard High Endurance Cutter notable as the last warship floating that fought in the attack on Pearl Harbor. She was named for Roger B. Taney (1777–1864), who served as U.S. Attorney General, Secretary of the Treasury, and Chief Justice of the United States. She is also one of two Treasury-class (out of seven total) Coast Guard cutters still afloat. Active for 50 years, ''Taney'' saw action in both theaters of combat in World War II, serving as a command ship at the Battle of Okinawa, and as a fleet escort in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. She also served in the Vietnam War, taking part in Operation Market Time. ''Taney'' was also used in drug interdiction and fisheries protection work. She was decommissioned in 1986, and has since served as a museum ship in the Inner Harbor of Baltimore, Maryland. She was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1988. In 2020, Historic Ships in Baltimore a ...
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