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| ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. - Coast Guardsmen man the rails aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Hammer at Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville in Atlantic Beach, Fla., in celebration of the cutter's 50th year serving boaters and the public in the coastal waters of Florida and southern Georgia Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012. The Hammer joined the Coast Guard's aids to navigation fleet Nov. 30, 1962, and was tasked primarily with marine construction of aids to navigation and piers, which its crew continues to do today. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Lauren Jorgensen) |
ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. – The Atlantic Beach, Fla.,-based Coast Guard Cutter Hammer and its crew are celebrating 50 years of serving boaters and the public in the coastal waters of Florida and southern Georgia Thursday.
Thursday, the cutter's crew dressed the ship, a maritime tradition reserved for special occasions; donned more formal uniforms; and took a few minutes to reflect on the cutter's past in honor of the milestone anniversary.
The Hammer is an inland construction tender homeported at Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville in Atlantic Beach, is comprised of a 75-foot tug pushing a 68-foot barge and
