USCGC Duane (WPG-33)

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USCG Cutter Duane (WPG-33)
IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape)
USCG Cutter Duane (WPG-33)
Location: Monroe County, Florida, USA
Nearest city: Key Largo, Florida
Established: May 16, 2002
Governing body: National Park Service

The USCG Cutter Duane (WPG-33) (WHEC-33) (earlier known as the U.S.C.G.C. William J. Duane) is a historic shipwreck near Key Largo, Florida, United States. The cutter was deliberately sunk in 1987 to create an artificial reef. It is located a mile south of Molasses Reef. On May 16, 2002, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

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Treasury-class Coast Guard Cutters
Bibb | Campbell | Duane | Hamilton | Ingham | Spencer | Taney

United States Coast Guard


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