Funding Infusion Proposed For Curtis Bay Coast Guard Repair Yard

As the U.S. Coast Guard approaches it’s birthday, its Baltimore yard looks hopefully toward a major renovation.

The Coast Guard’s only major repair yard has called Baltimore’s Curtis Bay home since 1899, over half the age of that branch of service. But, as the Coast Guard prepares for its 232nd birthday on Aug. 4, its fleet of mostly half-century-old ships is serviced by even older facilities at Curtis Bay.

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