USCGC MIDGETT (WHEC-726)
Additional Details:
Series 17402
The last of twelve 378 Foot High Endurance Cutters, MIDGETT was commissioned August 21, 1972. Named for Chief Boatswain John Allen Midgett, who received the United States Gold Lifesaving Medal in 1918, she is the third cutter named for Coast Guard Heroes. Primary missions include Maritime Law Enforcement and Search and Rescue |