USCGC Storis (WAGL-38/WAG-38/WAGB-38/WMEC-38) was a light icebreaker and medium endurance cutter which served in the United States Coast Guard for 64 years and 5 months, making her the oldest vessel in commission with the Coast Guard fleet at the time of her decommissioning.
The USCGC Storis (WMEC-38), after decommissioning.
The Medium Endurance Cutter or WMEC is a type of United States Coast Guard Cutter mainly consisting of the 270-foot (82 m) Famous- and 210-foot (64 m) Reliance-class cutters. These larger cutters are under control of Area Commands. These cutters have adequate accommodations for crew to live on board and can do 6 to 8 week patrols.
Famous-class cutter USCGC Thetis (WMEC-910)
Cutter USCGC Reliance
USCGC Harriet Lane moored at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base.
The cutter USCGC Seneca in the Casco Bay in Falmouth, Maine. Chebeague and Little Chebeague Island are behind her.