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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
US Coast Guard Cutter (CGC-83385)
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

US Coast Guard Cutter (CGC-83385)

Artifact IDMO 1944.19.1
Object Type Model
Maker
Gifter
Dateca. 1943
Mediumpaint on wood, brass
Dimensionsbox/case H 17 1/4 in x W 47 in x D 15 in (43.8 cm x 119.4 cm x 38.1 cm )
 object (ship) H 15 in x W 41 1/2 in x D 8 in (38.1 cm x 105.4 cm x 20.3 cm )
Physical DescriptionA scale model of the 83' coast guard cutter, CGC-83385. The dark gray wood boat has a red and black hull. On either side of the prow in white: CGC-83385. The model is mounted to a wood base to which is attached a brass plaque with the inscription: 83' CUTTER / BUILT FOR / U.S. COAST GUARD / BY / WHEELER SHIPYARD, INC. / BROOKLYN, N. Y. / MODEL PRESENTED / TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE / UNITED STATES / FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT / BY THE / WHEELER SHIPYARD, INC. / MAY 1943 / MODEL BUILT BY / DONALD L. ATKINS / NATICK, MASS.
Historical NoteThis model was presented to President Roosevelt by Eugene M. Wheeler, President of Wheeler Shipyard, Inc., on June 25, 1943.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDeposited at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Franklin D. Roosevelt on July 7, 1943. It was donated as a bequest of FDR to the Library in 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesShip Models (National Archives Identifier 782457)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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