Coast Guard District 13
{{Short description|US Coast Guard district for the Pacific Northwest}}
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United States Coast Guard
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| country = United States of America
| branch = Coast Guard
| size = 2,000+
| command_structure = Pacific Area
| garrison = Seattle, Washington
(Henry M. Jackson Federal Building)
| garrison_label = Headquarters
| motto = Semper Paratus
(Always Ready)
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| current_commander = RADM Charles E. Fosse
| commander1_label = District Commander
| commander2 = CAPT Holly R. Harrison
| commander2_label = Chief of Staff
| commander3 = MCPO Michael P. Demopoulos
| commander3_label = Command Master Chief
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District 13 is a United States Coast Guard district, based at the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building, in Seattle, Washington. It covers the Pacific Northwest and its Area of Responsibility encompasses four states; Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. District 13 is divided into two Sectors – Puget Sound and Columbia River. The District has more than 3,000 active duty and reserve members, civilian employees, and auxiliaries and operates twenty-one cutters, 132 boats and eleven aircraft.{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/District-13/ |title=About us |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
Command and duties
District 13's assets carry out an array of daily operations including search and rescue, coastal patrols to enforce safety and fisheries regulations, conduct safety and compliance inspections, examine commercial vessels and waterfront facilities, and protect strategic defense and critical infrastructure. The District also contains the United States largest domestic ferry system, as well as the third largest domestic port, the third largest cruise ship port, and the largest grain export gateway in the country.{{cite web |url=http://wagrains.org/snake-river-dams-facts/ |title=Snake River Dams — Facts |website=Washington Grain Commission |access-date=January 31, 2019}} District 13 also provides support and ports to various Coast Guard Pacific Area assets, including two high endurance cutters, three medium endurance cutters, two icebreakers, a Port Security Unit, Maritime Safety and Security Team, and Base Seattle.
District 13 is commanded by RADM Charles E. Fosse.{{cite web |title=13th District Command Cadre |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/District-13/Command-Cadre/ |accessdate=January 22, 2025 |website=USCG District 13}}
District 13 Units
;District 13
- Thirteenth Coast Guard District HQ, Jackson Federal Building, Seattle, Washington{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/district_13.pdf |title=13th Coast Guard District |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- USCGC Elm WLB-204, Base Tongue Point, Astoria, Oregon{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/District-13/Units/USCGC-Fir/ |title=USCGC Fir (WLB-213) |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- {{USCGC|Henry Blake|WLM-563}}, Naval Station Everett, Everett, Washington{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/District-13/Units/USCGC-Henry-Blake/ |title=USCGC Henry Blake (WLM 563) |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
;Sector Puget Sound
- USCG Station Seattle, Seattle, Washington{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/station_seattle.pdf |title=U.S. Coast Guard Station Seattle |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- Sector Puget Sound HQ{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/District-13/Units/Sector-Puget-Sound/ |title=Sector Puget Sound |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- Aids to Navigation Team Puget Sound{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/ant_puget_sound.pdf |title=Aids to Navigation Team Puget Sound |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- Puget Sound Vessel Traffic Service{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/VTSPugetSound/ |title=VTS Puget Sound |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- Marine Safety Office Puget Sound{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/msu_puget_sound.pdf |title=Marine Safety Office Puget Sound |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- USCG Station Quillayute River, La Push, Washington{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/station_quillayute_river.pdf |title=U.S. Coast Guard Station Quillayute River |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- USCG Station Port Angeles, Port Angeles, Washington{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/station_port_angeles.pdf |title=U.S. Coast Guard Station Port Angeles |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- Sector Field Office (SFO) Port Angeles{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/docs/factsheets/sfo_portangeles.pdf |title=SFO Port Angeles |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- USCGC Adelie (WPB-87333){{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/uscgc_adelie.pdf |title=USCGC Adelie (WPB 87333) |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- USCGC Swordfish (WPB-87358){{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/uscgc_swordfish.pdf |title=USCGC Swordfish (WPB 87358) |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- USCGC Wahoo (WPB-87345){{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/uscgc_wahoo.pdf |title=USCGC Wahoo (WPB 87345) |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- USCG Station Bellingham, Bellingham, Washington{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/station_bellingham.pdf |title=U.S. Coast Guard Station Bellingham |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- USCGC Sea Lion (WPB-87352){{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/uscgc_sea_lion.pdf |title=USCG Sea Lion (WPB-87352) |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- USCGC Terrapin (WPB-87366){{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/uscgc_terrapin.pdf |title=USCGC Terrapin (WPB 87366) |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- USCG Station Neah Bay, Neah Bay, Washington{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/station_neah_bay.pdf |title=U.S. Coast Guard Station Neah Bay |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- USCGC Blueshark (WPB-87360), Naval Station Everett, Everett, Washington{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/uscgc_blueshark.pdf |title=USCGC Blueshark (WPB 87360) |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- USCGC Osprey (WPB-87307), Port Townsend, Washington{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/uscgc_osprey.pdf |title=USCGC Osprey (WPB 87307) |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- Maritime Force Protection Unit Bangor, Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, Silverdale, Washington{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/MFPU_Bangor.pdf |title=U.S. Coast Guard Maritime Force Protection Unit Bangor |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- {{USCGC|Sea Devil|WPB-87368}}
- {{USCGC|Sea Fox|WPB-87374}}
;Sector Columbia River
- Sector Columbia River HQ, Portland, Oregon{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/District-13/Units/Sector-Columbia-River/ |title=Coast Guard Sector Columbia River |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- USCG Station Cape Disappointment, Ilwaco, Washington{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/station_cape_disappointment.pdf |title=U.S. Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- National Motor Lifeboat School{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/national_motor_lifeboat_school.pdf |title=National Motor Lifeboat School |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- USCG Station Grays Harbor, Westport, Washington{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/station_grays_harbor.pdf |title=U.S. Coast Guard Station Grays Harbor |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- USCG Station Portland, Portland, Oregon{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/station_portland.pdf |title=U.S. Coast Guard Station Portland |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- Marine Safety Office/Group Portland{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/msu_portland.pdf |title=Marine Safety Office/Group Portland |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- {{USCGC|Bluebell|WLI-313}}{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/uscgc_bluebell.pdf |title=USCGC Bluebell (WLI 313) |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- USCG Station Tillamook Bay, Garibaldi, Oregon{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/station_tillamook_bay.pdf |title=U.S. Coast Guard Station Tillamook Bay |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- Aids to Navigation Team Astoria, Astoria, OR{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/ant_astoria.pdf |title=Aids to Navigation Team Astoria |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- Aids to Navigation Team Kennewick, Kennewick, Washington{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/ant_kennewick.pdf |title=Aids to Navigation Team Kennewick |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- Sector North Bend HQ, North Bend, Oregon{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/District-13/Units/Sector-North-Bend/ |title=US Coast Guard Sector North Bend |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- USCG Station Chetco River, Harbor, Oregon{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/station_chetco_river.pdf |title=U.S. Coast Guard Station Chetco River |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- USCG Station Coos Bay, Charleston, Oregon{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/station_coos_bay.pdf |title=U.S. Coast Guard Station Coos Bay |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- Aids to Navigation Team Coos Bay{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/ant_coos_bay.pdf |title=Aids to Navigation Team Coos Bay |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- USCGC Orcas (WPB-1327){{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/uscgc_orcas.pdf |title=USCGC Orcas (WPB 1327) |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- USCG Station Depoe Bay, Newport, Oregon{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/station_depoe_bay.pdf |title=U.S. Coast Guard Station Depoe Bay |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- USCG Station Siuslaw River, Florence, Oregon{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/station_siuslaw_river.pdf |title=U.S. Coast Guard Station Siuslaw River |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- USCG Station Umpqua River, Winchester Bay, Oregon{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/station_umpqua_river.pdf |title=U.S. Coast Guard Station Umpqua River |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- USCG Station Yaquina Bay, Newport, Oregon{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/station_yaquina_bay.pdf |title=U.S. Coast Guard Station Yaquina Bay |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- USCG Base Seattle, Seattle, Washington{{cite web |url=https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Director-of-Operational-Logistics-DOL/Bases/Base-Seattle/ |title=U.S. Coast Guard Base Seattle |website=USCG Deputy Commandant for Mission Support |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) 91101, Seattle{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/msst_91101.pdf |title=Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) 91101 |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- Port Security Unit 313, Tacoma, Washington{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/docs/factsheets/psu_313.pdf |title=Port Security Unit (313) |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- {{USCGC|Healy|WAGB-20}}, Seattle{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Cutters/cgcHealy/ |title=USCGC Healy (WAGB 20) |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- {{USCGC|Polar Sea|WAGB-11}}, Seattle{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Cutters/cgcPolarSea/ |title=USCGC Polar Sea (WAGB 11) |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}} (Out of service since 2010, and now provides spare parts for Polar Star.{{cite web |url=https://news.usni.org/2017/02/17/coast-guard-refurbishing-icebreaker-polar-sea-costly-focus-polar-star-new-build |title=Coast Guard: Icebreaker Polar Sea Now a 'Parts Donor;' Refurbishment Deemed Too Expensive |last=LaGrone |first=Sam |date=February 17, 2017 |website=USNI News |access-date=January 31, 2019}})
- {{USCGC|Polar Star|WAGB-10}}, Seattle{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Cutters/cgcPolarStar/ |title=USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- {{USCGC|Mellon|WHEC-717}}, Seattle{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Cutters/cgcMellon/ |title=USCGC Mellon (WHEC 717) |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- {{USCGC|Midgett|WHEC-726}}, Seattle{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Cutters/cgcMidgett/ |title=USCGC Midgett (WHEC 726) |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- {{USCGC|Active|WMEC-618}}, Port Angeles, Washington{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Cutters/cgcActive/ |title=USCGC Active (WMEC 618) |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- {{USCGC|Alert|WMEC-630}}, Warrenton, Oregon{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Cutters/cgcAlert/ |title=USCGC Alert (WMEC 630) |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- {{USCGC|Steadfast|WMEC-623}}, Warrenton{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Cutters/cgcSteadfast/ |title=USCGC Steadfast (WMEC 623) |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
;HQ Units
- Facilities Design & Construction Center, Seattle, Washington{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Portals/8/District_13/lib/doc/factsheet/fdcc_seattle.pdf |title=Facilities Design & Construction Center Pacific |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- Investigation Services Northwest, Seattle{{cite web |url=https://www.pacificarea.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/District-13/Units/ |title=Units within 13th District |website=USCG District 13 |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- USCG Recruiting Offices
- Tukwila, Washington
- Vancouver, Washington
- Boise, Idaho
- Regional Exam Centers{{cite web |url=https://www.dco.uscg.mil/nmc/recs/ |title=Regional Exam Centers |website=Coast Guard Deputy Commandant for Operations |accessdate=January 31, 2019}}
- Seattle, Washington
- Portland, Oregon
Training
Not only does the 13th deal with the nation's largest amount of recreational traffic, but it is also home to one of only two Maritime Force Protection Units, which are responsible for escorting America's Trident ballistic-missile submarines to and from their home port. It is also the home of the National Motor Lifeboat School near Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment in Ilwaco, Washington. The Advanced Helicopter Rescue School across the Columbia River teaches extreme rescue scenarios at the Tongue Point and Air Station in Astoria, Oregon.{{Citation needed|date=September 2013}}