Chatham in Barnstable County, Massachusetts — The American Northeast (New England)
The Rescue of the Pendleton
The CG36500 was built in 1946 and was retired from service in 1968.
In 1982 the vessel was fully restored through the efforts of volunteers and is maintained through private donations. The lifeboat remains afloat, actively touring ports throughout southeastern New England as a floating museum dedicated to the brave lifesavers of Cape Cod.
Location. 41° 40.26′ N, 69° 56.955′ W. Marker is in Chatham, Massachusetts, in Barnstable County. Marker is on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Chatham MA 02633, United States of America.
Other nearby markers.
At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Mayflower Story (a few steps from this marker); History of Chatham Lighthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); The Battle of Chatham Harbor (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); In Memory of the Pioneers of Chatham (approx. 0.9 miles away); Samuel De Champlain (approx. 0.9 miles away); Chatham Radio/WCC (approx. 2.8 miles away); French–Atlantic Cable Company (approx. 8.3 miles away); Jonathan Young Mill (approx. 8.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Chatham.
Also see . . . Rescue 36500. Rescue! No other word so illuminates the courage and selflessness of the human species at the peak of its form. On the night of February 18, 1952, a ferocious northeast storm slammed waves as high as 60 feet into the hulls of two tankers off Chatham. One sent out a distress call before she broke up, and rescue ships zeroed in on her from Portland to Nantucket. That was the Fort Mercer. (Submitted on February 18, 2013, by Sandra Hughes of Killen, Usa.)
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on February 18, 2013, by Sandra Hughes of Killen, Usa. This page has been viewed 473 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on February 18, 2013, by Sandra Hughes of Killen, Usa. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.