{"nrhp_refnum":"12001110","name":"USCGC STORIS (cutter)","other_names":["Eskimo","Uscg Vin Cg042570"],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"U.S. Maritime Administration National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay","address_restricted":false,"city":"Benicia","county":"Solano County","state":"CA","lat":38.08631166300006,"lon":-122.08532606899996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2012-12-31","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Military","Exploration/Settlement","Science","Commerce","Engineering","Social History"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"USCGC Storis is a 230-foot welded-steel Coast Guard cutter built in 1941-42, now decommissioned and held in the U.S. Maritime Administration National Defense Reserve Fleet in Suisun Bay near Benicia, Solano County, California.","why_significant":"The nomination presents Storis as the only vessel of her class, designed for icebreaking, convoy escort and supply work in the Greenland Patrols of World War II. She went on to serve the Coast Guard for almost sixty-five years in several roles, including in Alaskan waters. The form argues she retains a high level of historic and physical integrity despite overhauls and minor changes.","narrative":"Storis is a 230-foot Coast Guard cutter built in 1941-42 of welded steel, with a beam of 43 feet, 2 inches. She was designed for armed convoy escort, icebreaking and supply missions on the Greenland Patrols during World War II, and she was the only ship of her class built. Her reinforced bow, cutaway forefoot and steel ice belt let her ride up over ice and crush it. A diesel-electric plant drives a single propeller. After the war she took on law enforcement, search and rescue, salvage and aids-to-navigation work, and she later served in Alaskan waters. Over almost sixty-five years she received new paint schemes, added portholes, a larger superstructure in 1986 that made room for female crew, and updated weapons. She is now decommissioned and held in mothball status with the National Defense Reserve Fleet in Suisun Bay near Benicia. The nomination credits her longevity in harsh ocean conditions to her design and her crews, and notes that she keeps a high level of historic integrity.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Other: United States Coast Guard Cutter","criteria":[],"status_note":"Decommissioned and in mothball status at the time of nomination; described as in excellent physical condition and listed as not in use.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:29.620307-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/12001110.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/12001110/634634a17f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/12001110/634634a17f-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"United States Coast Guard, PA1 Kurt Fredrickson","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USCGC_Storis_goes_home.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">United States Coast Guard, PA1 Kurt Fredrickson</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USCGC_Storis_goes_home.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123862033","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_Storis_(WMEC-38)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7866253"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/solano-county/uscgc-storis-cutter-12001110/"}