National Historic Landmark · high endurance cutter · Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland

Uscgc Taney (whec-37)

U.S. Coast Guard high endurance cutter in Baltimore (Independent City), Maryland. Added to the National Register in 1988, and a National Historic Landmark.

National Historic LandmarkListed 1988
Baltimore Harbor 82589299Cutter 37 (54547826175)Cutter at Night (54547560631)Inner Harbor, Baltimore, MD, USA - panoramio (19)
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What it is

Wikipedia · USCGC Taney

WPG/WAGC/WHEC-37, launched as USCGC Roger B. Taney and for most of her career called USCGC Taney, is a United States Coast Guard high endurance cutter notable as the last warship floating which fought in the attack on Pearl Harbor. She was named for Roger B. Taney (1777–1864), who served as U.S. Attorney General, Secretary of the Treasury, and Chief Justice of the United States.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeStructure
Address1101 Key Hwy., Baltimore (Independent City), MD
CountyBaltimore County
ListedJun 7, 1988
Reference number88001826
Type of placehigh endurance cutter
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark
Contributing resources1 structures
StandingYes

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Address1101 Key Hwy., Baltimore (Independent City), MD
Coordinates39.28583, -76.60633 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitStar-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail · 0 mi · on Park Atlas
Federal campgrounds nearbyGreenbelt Campground 26 mi · Greenbelt Park Picnic Areas 26 mi · Greenbelt Park Ranger Station 26 mi
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 88001826. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.