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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE HOLLY, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base, 4640 Urquhart Street, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA

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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter WHITE HOLLY, U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Base, 4640 Urquhart Street, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA

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Summary

Significance: WHITE HOLLY was originally constructed as a yard lighter YF 341 for the U.S. Navy YF 257 class. This class of vessel provided logistical support to naval operations during World War II. Following the war, the U.S. Coast Guard acquired eight of these vessels to perform service for their aids to navigation as buoy tenders.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N899
Survey number: HAER LA-15
Building/structure dates: 1943-1944 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1972 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1975 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1999 Subsequent Work

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Date

1969 - 1980
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Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Basalt Rock Company, Incorporated
Union Diesel Engine Company
Canvasback Missions, Incorporated
U.S. Coast Guard
Croteau, Todd, project manager
US Coast Guard, sponsor
Christianson, Justine, transmitter
Brooks, Pete, delineator
Jefferson, Howard, delineator
Lowe, Jet, photographer
Clifford, Candace, historian
Foster, Kevin, historian
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Library of Congress
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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