Inner Harbor in Baltimore, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Coast Guard Cutter Taney - WHEC-37
Photographed By Don Morfe, June 14, 2012
1. The Coast Guard Cutter Taney Marker
The US Coast Guard Cutter Taney is the last warship "afloat" today which saw action during the 7 December 1941 Japanese attack on Hawaii. Built at the Philadelphia Navy Yard in 1935-36, USCG Taney's active career spanned 50 years of continuous wide-ranging service. She earned four Battle Stars in World War II protecting Allied convoys in the Pacific, Atlantic and Mediterranean, as well as for service as an amphibious command ship during the Battle of Okinawa.
In peacetime from the 1930s to the 1980s, Taney carried out virtually every type of US Coast Guard mission including search and rescue, ocean weather patrol and law enforcement from the Bearing Sea to the Caribbean and beyond. Her remarkable career also included a tour in Vietnam during 1969-70 where she took part in Operation Market Time.
Decommissioned in 1986 the US Coast Guard Cutter Taney is a National Historic Landmark and a tribute to the men and women of the United States Coast Guard who, since 1790, have safeguarded American lives and property throughout the globe.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Military • War, World II • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is December 7, 1941.
Location. Marker has been reported permanently removed.
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We have been informed that this sign or monument is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this location. The Last Pear Harbor Survivor (a few steps from this marker); Tilly's Escape (within shouting distance of this marker); Pathways to Freedom (within shouting distance of this marker); Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Water Power: Baltimore's Economic Engine (about 500 feet away); Living Classrooms Foundation (about 600 feet away); Discover Baltimore: Four Centuries of Change (about 600 feet away); Discovering the Jones Falls (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baltimore.
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. This marker has replaced the linked marker.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 8, 2021
2. Coast Guard Cutter Taney - WHEC-37 Marker
The marker has been removed.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 8, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2021, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 167 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 26, 2012, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 2. submitted on October 8, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
