The WACHUSETT was built for service with the United States Coast Guard; between 1946 and 1948, she was homeported at Juneau, Alaska, and patrolled the Bering Sea
The CYANE was designed to intercept "rum runners" during prohibition years; prohibition ended before she was put into service; however, her design proved effective for other Coast Guard missions
Title from image caption View from rocky shore, starboard side of PRINCESS KATHLEEN, hard aground on rocks; lifeboats dangle from davits Photographer's number 2