Coast Guard Commissions Cutter Clarence Sutphin Jr .
The New York Council of the Navy League hosted the first U . S . service ship commissioning in New York City in more than a decade on April 21 , 2022 . Commissioning a United States service vessel is a tradition that has been in practice since the commissioning of a captured British schooner , the Margare�a , in 1775 . “ It is widely considered to the be the most significant event in the life of a ship ”, stated the Council .
Photo Jon Bernz ADSO-PB
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