Coast Guard Cutter Stone Commissioning Ceremony [Image 4 of 11]

CHARLESTON, SC, UNITED STATES

03.19.2021

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Vincent Moreno 

U.S. Coast Guard District 7 PADET Jacksonville   

The crew of USCGC Stone (WMSL 758) man the rails during a commissioning ceremony at Coast Guard Base Charleston, S.C., Mar. 19, 2021. The cutter's namesake is the late Cmdr. Elmer "Archie" Fowler Stone, who in 1917 became the Coast Guard's first aviator and, two years later, was the first pilot of the NC-4, a Navy airplane, which in 1919 was the first aircraft to accomplish a trans-Atlantic flight, landing in Portugal. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Vincent Moreno)

• Date Taken: 03.19.2021
• Date Posted: 03.19.2021 14:00
• Photo ID: 6563935
• VIRIN: 210319-G-PO504-1266
• Resolution: 5008x3336
• Size: 9.2 MB
• Location: CHARLESTON, SC, US