USCG Southwind at Key Shipyards - 1969

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=50 BGCOLOR="#CC3300" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B><U>U. S. C. G. Southwind at Key Shipyards 1969</U></B></div> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=170 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="132" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 35 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Three Sisters at Hooper StraitCirca 1960"><U><B><IMG SRC="007151d0.gif" border=0 width="21" height="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id43.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Inlet at Ocean City"><U><B><IMG SRC="008151d0.gif" border=0 width="21" height="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="20"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="35" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="20" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" 16 x 20 Pen Ink"><U><B><IMG SRC="00d0d1d0.gif" border=0 width="13" height="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="29" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" WIDTH="27"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" 16 x 20 Pen Ink"><U><B>Return to 16" x 20" pen and ink page</B></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3d296a40.gif" border=0 width="150" height="164" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=430 BGCOLOR="#000099" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div>   <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" >  </FONT>           </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>The United States Coast Guard Icebreaker </B><B>Southwind</B><B> was one of the six 269 foot “Wind” class icebreakers (the others being </B><B>Northwind</B><B>, </B><B>Eastwind</B><B>, </B><B>Westwind</B><B>, </B><B>Burton Island</B><B>, and </B><B>Edisto</B><B>).  None remain in Coast Guard service today.  The </B><B>Eastwind</B><B>, </B><B>Burton Island</B><B>, </B><B>Southwind</B><B>, </B><B>Westwind</B><B> and </B><B>Edisto</B><B> were decommissioned and sold; the </B><B>Northwind</B><B> was last seen mothballed on the James River during a 1995 Tugboat Enthusiasts Society cruise out of Norfolk, VA.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The </B><B>Southwind</B><B> is shown here in drydock for repairs at the Key highway Shipyards of Bethlehem Steel in December of 1969 after grounding off the West coast of Greenland in August of that year.  The Key shipyards have been closed for many years and a high rise condominium and marina now occupy part of this property. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The large five bladed propeller in the foreground was for the </B><B>Olympic Valor</B><B> scheduled for repairs at these facilities.  To the left the United Fruit ship </B><B>Esparta</B><B> (stack with red band and white diamond) is also in for repairs.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The original of this picture was accepted by the United States Coast Guard Art Program and was added to their permanent collection.</B></div> </td> </tr></table></body>