Description
USCGC Cypress (WLB-210) is a United States Coast Guard cutter and the tenth Juniper-class seagoing buoy tender. USCGC CYPRESS is home-ported in Kodiak, Alaska after arriving from the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, Maryland on Dec. 5, 2021. USCGC CYPRESS’ 48 person crew is made up of 8 officers and 40 enlisted members.
The 225′ WLB is equipped with a single controllable pitch propeller, bow and stern thrusters which give the cutter the maneuverability it needs to tend buoys offshore and in restricted waters. CYPRESS tends buoys and beacons from Kodiak as far west as Adak and as far north as Kuskokwim Bay. CYPRESS’ operational area includes all the Aleutian Islands. CYPRESS is a multi-mission Cutter executing Maritime Homeland Security, Maritime Environmental Protection, Maritime Law Enforcement, Search and Rescue, and Domestic Icebreaking. USCGC CYPRESS’ 48 person crew is made up of 8 officers and 40 enlisted members.
This coin is dedicated to the crew and staff of USCGC Cypress whom sacrificed so many nights away from home in service to their country.
Each coin measures 1 3/4 inch (44mm) in diameter.
Officially Licensed Product of the U.S. Coast Guard
