USCGC Duane (WPG-33)

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

The USCG Cutter Duane (WPG-33/WHEC-33) (earlier known as the U.S.C.G.C. William J. Duane) was a cutter in the United States Coast Guard. Duane is now a historic shipwreck near Key Largo, Florida, United States. She was named for William John Duane.

She was initially commissioned as William J. Duane in 1936. Her name was shortened to simply "Duane" in mid-1937.

Duane was converted to an Amphibious Force Flagship in 1944. Upon completion, she was to have been taken over by the Navy and assigned the hull number AGC-6. However, this plan was dropped and she was retained for Coast Guard service.

Duane left Coast Guard service on 1 August 1985 and was laid up in Boston for a number of years.

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.

[edit] References

• Monroe County listings at National Register of Historic Places
• USCG Cutter Duane at Florida's Office of Cultural and Historical Programs
• The Wreck of the Duane at Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Shipwreck Trail
• Duane at U.S. Coast Guard Cutters of the Treasury Class
• US Coast Guard Cutter Duane Association
• Official US Coast Guard Duane history

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