USCG Duane
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Duane was a cutter in the US Coast Guard who served mostly
as a rescue vessel. During second world war she operated
in the Atlantic ocean, and was participated in Operation
Dragoon in August 1944, the invasion of southern France.
After second world war she was used as an ocean weather
station and took part in the Vietnam in the 1960's as a
coast guard. In 1985 she was stricken from the navy lists
and taken out of service. 27. November 1987 she was
scuttled as an artificial reef outside Key Largo. The
wreck rest today one nautical mile south of Molasses reef
on a depth of 35 meter.
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| 25°0′25.98″ N 80°20′47.22″ W  Picture: USCGC Duane Courtesy of Navsource Last updated: December 2018 |
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