USCGC Winslow W. Griesser (WPC-1116)
The USCGC Winslow W. Griesser (WPC-1116) was the sixteenth Sentinel-class cutter to be delivered.[1][2] She will be the fourth of six Sentinel-class vessels to be stationed in San Juan, Puerto Rico.[3] Bollinger shipyards delivered her to the United States Coast Guard, in Key West, Florida, on December 23, 2015. After completed her acceptance trials, she has commissioned in March 11, 2016.[4]
Namesake
Like all the vessels in her class the Winslow W. Griesser is named after an individual from the Coast Guard's past who has been recognized as a hero.[5] Winslow W. Griesser was the keeper of the United States Lifesaving Service's Buffalo Station, in 1900.[6] When he and his crew ventured out in stormy weather to rescue the crew of two scows they saw had overturned, their own surfboat overturned.[7] Nevertheless Griesser and a companion tried to swim out, with a tow rope, to rescue survivors who were clinging tenuously to a pile. Griesser's companion was injured, and Griesser continued, alone. He reached the pile, and with great difficulty did rescue the sole remaining survivor. Griesser received a gold lifesaving medal to recognize his exceptional bravery in this rescue.
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