Coast Guard Yard
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U.S. Coast Guard Yard Curtis Bay
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Coast Guard Yard showing USCGCs Dependable, Abbie Burgess, Willow, and Tybee
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| Nearest city | Baltimore, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°11′59″N 76°34′2″W / 39.19972°N 76.56722°WCoordinates: 39°11′59″N 76°34′2″W / 39.19972°N 76.56722°W |
| NRHP Reference # | 83002924 |
| Added to NRHP | August 05, 1983 |
The United States Coast Guard Yard or just Coast Guard Yard is a United States Coast Guard operated shipyard located on Curtis Bay in northern Anne Arundel County, Maryland, just south of the Baltimore city limits. It is the Coast Guard's sole shipbuilding and major repair facility, and part of the Coast Guard's core industrial base and fleet support operations. Its annual budget is $88 million.
For over a century, the United States Coast Guard Yard has built, repaired and renovated ships in Baltimore, Maryland, for the U. S. Coast Guard. It is the service's sole shipbuilding and major repair facility.
The Coast Guard Yard celebrated its centennial in 1999 and recognized the shipyard's outstanding "Service to the Fleet" since being founded on the shores of south Baltimore in April, 1899. The yard's centennial focused customer attention on the shipyard's commitment to maritime excellence, honored the yard's past and present work force and sought public recognition of the accomplishment and goals of the Coast Guard's only shipyard.
In April, 1899, the Revenue Cutter Service (RCS) leased 36 acres (150,000 m2) of farmland surrounding Arundel Cove. Two months later, Lieutenant John C. Moore, USRCS, arrived aboard the side-wheeler USRC Colfax to begin establishment a shipyard. Lieutenant Moore set up four small buildings including a lumber mill. The following year saw the arrival of the USRC Chase, a training ship for the RCS. The crew set up permanent quarters, marking the beginning of the Coast Guard Academy. In 1905, Congress authorized the purchase of the depot's and additional land. Throughout its first decade, the depot repaired many lifesaving boats, constructed a variety of small boats, conducted overhauls and painted RCS cutters.
The depot's facilities were consistently improved upon during the 1910s. New construction included a boiler and pump house, a foundry, boat, sheetmetal, electrical, paint, upholstery and blacksmith shops, new mess halls, barracks, garages, recreation building and storage structures. In 1915, when the Revenue Cutter Service and Lifesaving Service combined to form the U. S. Coast Guard, the depot was selected as the site to train surfmen in the care and operation of gasoline engines. The engine school was housed in a shed along the west depot boundary.
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