USCG Station Belle Isle

USCG Station Belle Isle The United States Coast Guard Station Belle Isle is located on Belle Isle, Michigan, near Detroit an The facilities of Station Belle Isle, formerly known as St.

Clair Lifeboat Station, were designed by the Ninth Coast Guard, Civil Engineering Section, Cleveland, Ohio. The contractors who built the station were: Sheet Piling & Launchway Company; The Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company; Foundation Piledriving; The Candler Dock & Dredge Company; and Building Construction, the Faulkner Construction Company. The property (1 1/4 acres) was purchased April 6, 1881

from the City of Detroit for the sum of $1.00. Belle Isle Lighthouse was constructed and a light was first shown on May 15, 1882. The light keeper's dwellings were built the succeeding year along with a surrounding retaining wall and a boathouse. That lighthouse occupied the site continuously until construction of the present facilities. The first station was completed in 1942, and at that time the station was the most modern on the Great Lakes. The mooring basin, launch ways, and boat handling facilities were the finest obtainable. The watch tower was unparalled; surveillance of the Detroit River and Lake St. Clair being handled by a twenty-four hour watch in the seventy-five foot tower with the most scientific design and instrumentation available. It was refurbished in ???

A few moreFrom BM1 William Hargrove. Old pictures from an old Bosn.
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A few more
From BM1 William Hargrove. Old pictures from an old Bosn.

2006-2008 thanks to Chris Runt.
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2006-2008 thanks to Chris Runt.

From Sn Ian Libstaff. Left in 2011 for BM A school. December 2008 to Nov 2011. Anyone else from this time want to add b...
01/24/2023

From Sn Ian Libstaff. Left in 2011 for BM A school. December 2008 to Nov 2011. Anyone else from this time want to add below?? Need stories too!
Sar/LE and crew stories !

Crew from 80’s
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Crew from 80’s

HowMany knew we had a crew that were the first to ever be awarded the Canadian life saving medal? BM 3 John Powers, BM3 ...
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How
Many knew we had a crew that were the first to ever be awarded the Canadian life saving medal? BM 3 John Powers, BM3 Mike Kendal and? Can’t remember 3rd on it. BM2 Mark Dutour? Tell the story John.

And another BM3 John Powers story, pretty sure john holds record forMost damage to 41’s without a page 7. All damage don...
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And another BM3 John Powers story, pretty sure john holds record for
Most damage to 41’s without a page 7. All damage done saving life and property. BZ John!

There’s a great story behind these pictures BM3 John Powers would you tell ?
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There’s a great story behind these pictures BM3 John Powers would you tell ?

More crew
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More crew

Crew pics, anyone that can identify crew, years and stories please post .
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Crew pics, anyone that can identify crew, years and stories please post .

Building new station. 1985-86
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Building new station. 1985-86

Temporary station on Atwater street 2 mobile homes for a year on Atwater street. 1986-87
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Temporary station on Atwater street 2 mobile homes for a year on Atwater street. 1986-87

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50 Strand Drive
Detroit, MI
48207

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+13133313119

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