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Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 11:53pm.
Welcome Cutter John Patterson
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From the South Street Seaport Museum:
Coast Guard Cutter John Patterson is a Sentinel-class fast response cutter stationed in Boston, Massachussetts. Its missions primarily include search and rescue, and living marine resources enforcement within the Coast Guard’s First district. While docked at Pier 17, you are invited to come aboard the Guard’s next generation of patrol boats that performs multi-day patrols and features berthing to accommodate mixed-gender crews.
The vessel is named in honor of John C. Patterson of Howell, New Jersey, who was a decorated Union officer in the American Civil War, where he demonstrated superior leadership under pressure. He was quickly promoted into the officer grades, rising to the rank of brevet colonel by the end of the war. After the war, in 1870, Patterson signed on as a surfman at the U.S. Life-Saving Service Station located at Sandy Hook, New Jersey. He began as junior most surfman and rose to the rank of keeper at Sandy Hook, where he served until 1883, followed by Station Shark River until his retirement later that year.
Stop by between 9am and 1pm on May 27 to come aboard and learn more about the history of this vessel and speak with her crew. No registration required.