Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay
{{Short description|Coast Guard Station on Lake Michigan}}
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|name= Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay
|partof= 9th District
|location= Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
|coordinates= {{coord|44|47|40|N|87|18|47|W|}}
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|caption= Aerial view of Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay
|type= Coast Guard Station
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|used= 1902 to Present
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|ownership= United States Coast Guard (USCG)
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Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay is a United States Coast Guard station located on Lake Michigan and the Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal in the Town of Sturgeon Bay in Door County, Wisconsin, just outside the city of Sturgeon Bay.{{cite web|url=http://www.uscg.mil/d9/sectLakeMichigan/STASturgeonBay.asp|title=USCG Sturgeon Bay|publisher=coast guard sector lake michigan |accessdate=2009-02-22}} The Sturgeon Bay Canal Light is located within the limits of the station. Duties of the station include search and rescue, law enforcement and ice rescue missions during the winter months.
Station Sturgeon Bay is in District 9 and it is a sub-unit of Sector Lake Michigan.
Gallery
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|File:Coast Guard Station Sturgeon Bay.jpg|In May
|File:Door County Trip - June 2013 - Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Light (9209932966).jpg|In June
|File:Sturgeon Bay Canal Light buildings August 2015.jpg|In August
|File:Door County Trip - June 2013 - Sturgeon Bay Ship Canal Light (9207166145).jpg|Closed to the public sign
|File:Door County Trip - June 2013 - USCGC Mobile Bay -b.jpg|USCGC Mobile Bay, an icebreaking tug based out of Sturgeon Bay,{{cite web|url=http://www.uscg.mil/d9/cgcMobileBay/|title=U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mobile Bay|publisher=United States Coast Guard|accessdate=2008-12-16}} with barge for servicing buoys
|File:Great Lakes Inspections by Jim Brooksher DVIDS1090863.jpg|USCG Marine Safety Detachment inspectors in Sturgeon Bay conduct a safety inspection on the iron ore carrier Adam E. Cornelius. The Cornelius, like the Herbert C. Jackson pictured on the left, is a laker due for its annual inspection before leaving the shipyard.
|File:Sturgeon Bay Canal Station Light.jpg|Sturgeon Bay Canal North Pierhead Light adjacent to the station
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References
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External links
- [http://www.uscg.mil/d9/sectLakeMichigan/STASturgeonBay.asp Station Homepage]
- [http://www.uscg.mil/d9/sectLakeMichigan/STASturgeonBayUO.pdf Station Overview]
Category:Buildings and structures in Door County, Wisconsin