Station Boothbay Harbor, Maine
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Location:
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Date of Conveyance:
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1967
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Station Built:
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1967
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Fate:
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Still in operation.
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Remarks:
Station commissioned:
Commissioning ceremony for the Boothbay Harbor Station took place at 1330, Wednesday, 14 June 1967. New command of reserve unit: LT Gregory Spitzer replaced Lt. Pat Eisenhard as head of the Boothbay Harbor Station reserve unit.
The station was re-dedicated in May of 1997 after an extensive renovation. The station and its crew are responsible for approximately 1000 square miles of the Maine Coast, which extends from Cape Small to Port Clyde and includes the Kennebec, Sheepscot, Damariscotta, Johns and St. George Rivers.
As of 2009, Station Boothbay Harbor is staffed with a crew of 35 personnel: 24 active duty and 11 Reserve personnel. The crew is comprised of Boatswain's Mates, Machinery Technicians, a Storekeeper, a Food Service Specialist, and a compliment of non-rated members. Lastly, the crew is completed by "Sampson", a three year-old Yellow Lab. Forty-seven foot MLB-47286 and 25ft Marine Protector Class Boats 25522 and 25706 were assigned there at that time as well.
Sources:
Station History File, CG Historian’s Office
Dennis L. Noble & Michael S. Raynes. “Register of the Stations and Keepers of the U.S. Life-Saving Service.” Unpublished manuscript, compiled circa 1977, CG Historian’s Office collection.
Ralph Shanks, Wick York & Lisa Woo Shanks. The U.S. Life-Saving Service: Heroes, Rescues and Architecture of the Early Coast Guard. Petaluma, CA: Costaño Books, 1996.
U.S. Treasury Department: Coast Guard. Register of the Commissioned and Warrant Officers and Cadets and Ships and Stations of the United States Coast Guard, July 1, 1941. Washington, DC: USGPO, 1941.