USCGC MELLON

THE USCGC MELLON was built at AVONDALE SHIPYARDS near NEW ORLEANS LA in 1966. she was launched on feb 11 1967 and commissioned on jan 9 1968. the USCGC MELLON is named after ANDREW W. MELLON  the 49th U.S. SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY from 1921-1932. the MELLON was one of 12 HAMILTON CLASS HIGH ENDURANCE CUTTERS built for the UNITED STATES COAST GUARD between 1967-1972. the other 11  that were built were the HAMILTON DALLAS CHASE BOUTWELL SHERMAN GALLATIN  MORGENTHAU  RUSH MUNRO JARVIS MIDGETT.  in oct 1980 the MELLON assited in the rescue of 400 passengers and crew off the MS PRINSENDAM wich caught fire in the gulf of alaska  on a cruise from VANCOUVER to ASIA unfortunaly the PRINSENDAM sank and everyone surived and were taken to SITKA ALASKA. the USCGC MELLON has personal of 167 and its based in SEATTLE WA. i got onboard the MELLON in VICTORIA B.C. in june 2001 and her sister ship BOUTWELL in PORTLAND OR in june 1995 and found these ships very interesting and neet looking. from 2011 -2016 the US COAST GUARD decommissioned 6 of the 12 HAMILTON CLASS ships in there fleet and transfured them to three navies. the HAMILTON DALLAS BOUTWELL went to the PHILPPINE NAVY. the CHASE GALLATIN went to the NIGERIAN NAVY and the JARVIS went to the BANGLADESH NAVY. since then the US COAST GUARD has built new ships to replace its aging fleet but overal the HAMILTON CLASS ships were a great service to the people of the UNITES STATES