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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE LUPINE, U.S. Coast Guard Station Rockland, east end of Tillson Avenue, Rockland, Knox County, ME

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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE LUPINE, U.S. Coast Guard Station Rockland, east end of Tillson Avenue, Rockland, Knox County, ME

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Summary

Significance: "White Lupine" is significant as one of eight U.S. Navy YF 257-class lighters, designed to provide logistical support to naval operations during World War II. Following the war these vessels were transferred to the U.S. Coast Guard, primarily for aids-to-navigation service.
Survey number: HAER ME-63
Building/structure dates: 1943 Initial Construction

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Date

1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Erie Concrete & Steel Supply Company
Meyer, Richard, project manager
Cox, J Lee, D, historian
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Location

Rockland (Me.)44.10435, -69.10568
Google Map of 44.1043475, -69.1056771
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Source

Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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