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Museum Hours:
Tuesday through Saturday - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday - Noon to 5 p.m.
Open Mondays Memorial Day to Oct. 1st
Closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Years Eve and Day
| Crew members of the Vestris battle to lower lifeboats in this photo of the 1928 tragedy. The story of this and other notable shipwrecks are told in the Shipwreck Gallery. |
| Artifacts in the tower stairs are from the decommissioned United States Coast Guard Cutter Cherokee. |
| The Breeches Buoy was one method of rescue used by the Life-Saving Service and Coast Guard. |
| Many marine disasters in 1942 and 1943 were caused by German torpedoes. The Coast Guard's role in the Battle of the Atlantic is told in the War Years Gallery. |
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