The USCG Algonquin (WPG-75); a 165 Foot(A) Class cutter. This Coast Guard cutter is typical of the ships that sweep the sea lanes clear of enemy submarines to safeguard merchant shipping. Coast Guard cutters also open ice-jammed waters. They are on the jo
Categories: Ships and Submarines
 
 
Thank you to the Mario Family Foundation for enabling the digitization of the U.S. Naval Institute’s Photo Archive. The physical photos in the Photo Archive are stored in the Mildred M. Mario Photo Archive Room located at the U.S. Naval Institute’s Headquarters in Annapolis, MD.

©2024 U.S. NAVAL INSTITUTE