Coast Guard Cutter Bluebell sits at full dress for its 70th anniversary celebration at its homeport at Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Portland, Ore., April 3, 2015.
The Bluebell has been continuously serving on the Columbia, Willamette and Snake Rivers since 1945.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer David Mosley.
Chief Warrant Officer Jonathan Placido, Coast Guard Cutter Bluebell commanding officer, presents remarks commemorating the cutter’s 70th anniversary during a celebration held at Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Portland, Ore., April 3, 2015.
The Bluebell is the second oldest ship in the Coast Guard and its 15-member crew is responsible for maintaining more than 400 aids to navigation covering 500 miles of the Columbia, Willamette and Snake Rivers.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer David Mosley.
A crowd gathers together to celebrate the Coast Guard Cutter Bluebell’s 70th anniversary at Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Portland, Ore., April 3, 2015.
The Bluebell was commissioned on April 4, 1945, in Tacoma, Wash., it was then transferred to the Vancouver, and eventually to Portland where its crews have consistently ensured the safety of mariners along the Columbia, Willamette and Snake Rivers.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer David Mosley.
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