Title:
Boy Scouts aboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter "Cygan", circa 1930
Photographer:
Elliot L. Fisher
Description:
Boy Scouts (and a few girls) on the U.S.C.G. Cutter Cygan. During the 1920s and 30s, the Ketchikan Boy Scouts maintained a camp at White River, in George Inlet. Every summer, a few dozen local Scouts spent ten days or two weeks at the camp. Forest Service or Coast Guard boats sometimes carried Scout groups to and from the camp. The Scouts in this photo, taken at the New England Fish Co. dock, may be ready to head for their camp. Or perhaps they are just on an organized visit to Ketchikan's only Coast Guard Cutter.
The Cygan, a 110-foot Cutter, was stationed in Ketchikan from 1923 to 1931. She was a former Navy submarine-chaser. 440 of these fast, triple-screw, wooden vessels were built under a World War I program, about half being completed after the war ended. Twenty were turned over to the Coast Guard, which used them primarily for interdiction of rumrunners during Prohibition.
The Cygan, a 110-foot Cutter, was stationed in Ketchikan from 1923 to 1931. She was a former Navy submarine-chaser. 440 of these fast, triple-screw, wooden vessels were built under a World War I program, about half being completed after the war ended. Twenty were turned over to the Coast Guard, which used them primarily for interdiction of rumrunners during Prohibition.
Collection:
Ketchikan Museums: Tongass Historical Society Collection, THS 61.8.1.292
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Boy Scouts aboard USCG Cutter
Boy Scouts aboard USCG Cutter