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History of USCGC ALERT (WEMC-127) 1927-1969 USCGC ALERT (WEMC-127) was the forth Coast Guard cutter to carry the name Alert. She was built by American Brown BoveriElectrical Corporation at Camden, New Jersy, being launched November 30, 1926 and commisioned January 27, 1927.Immediately following her commisioning, the Alert was stationed at Boston, Massachusetts until January 1929 when she was ordered to Oakland, California.In May of 1931 her station was changed to Ketican, Alaska and was assigned Bering Sea Patrol until Febuary of 1940 when assigned to Alemeda, California. During World War II Alert was assigned to the U.S. Navy's Western Sea Frontier, and was based at various ports. In 1949 Alert's permanent station was changed to Morro BAY, California and served there for 10 years until being restaioned in San Diego in Febuary of 1959. Alert Was decommisioned January 10, 1969 and was purchased by Barry Brose in October of 1969. |
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