United States Coast Guard Base Boston is located in the
North End, Boston
The North End is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It has the distinction of being the city's oldest residential community, where Europeans have continuously inhabited since it was colonized in the 1630s. Though small, only ...
, Massachusetts. It is home to a number of cutters, including the , ,
USCGC ''Marlin'' (WPB-87304), USCGC ''Pendant'' (WYTL-65608) and , along with other small fleet units. The small boat station located on the base was re-opened in 2003 after being closed in 1996. It is also home to Flotilla 5-3 of the
United States Coast Guard Auxiliary
The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary (USCGA, USCGAUX, CGAux, or USCG Aux) is the civilian uniformed volunteer component of the United States Coast Guard. Congress established the military organization, unit on 23 June 1939, as the United Sta ...
.
On 1 March 2021, the
United States Department of Homeland Security
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the U.S. federal executive department responsible for public security, roughly comparable to the interior or home ministries of other countries. Its stated missions involve anti-terr ...
solicited bids for base modifications to accommodate six new
fast response cutters there. The Coast Guard is expected to take delivery of the first two of these cutters, USCGC ''William Chadwick'' (WPC-1150) and USCGC ''Warren Deyampert'' (WPC-1151), in the second half of 2022.
See also
*
List of military installations in Massachusetts
This is a list of current and former military installations in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
Current military installations in Massachusetts Joint facilities
;Bases
* Joint Base Cape Cod (state designation, not federally recognized)
References
External links
USCG Base Boston homepage
United States Coast Guard stations
North End, Boston
Boston Harbor
Military installations in Massachusetts
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