District 13 is a United States Coast Guard district located at the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building, in Seattle, Washington. The area is unique in that it deals with varying climatic changes due to the Alaskan winds that blow south and the Columbia River.
Command and duties
Today the 13th is commanded by Rear Admiral Richard T. Gromlich. With 1700 active duty, reserve, and civilian members, the 13th is primarily responsible for maritime safety and security, recreational boating safety, port state control, environmental protection, and port, waterway, and coastal security for the states of Montana, Idaho, Oregon and Washington with an area of over 400,000 square miles of ocean, along with the surrounding rivers and lakes.
District 13 Units
USCG Aids to Navigation Team Astoria, Astoria, ORUSCG Aids to Navigation Team Coos Bay, Charleston, ORUSCG Aids to Navigation Team Kennewick, Kennewick, WAUSCG Aids to Navigation Team Puget Sound, Seattle, WAUSCG Air Station/Sector Field Office Port Angeles, Port Angeles, WAUSCG District 13 Seattle, WABase Seattle C4IT Department, Seattle, WA USCG Shore Maintenance Command - Seattle, Seattle, WAHarbor Defense Command Unit 113, Seattle, WAU.S. Coast Guard Investigative Services Northwest Region, Seattle, WACG Maritime Force Protection Unit Bangor, Silverdale, WAMaritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) 91101, Seattle, WAUSCG National Motor Lifeboat School, Ilwaco, WAUSCG Naval Engineering Support Unit, Seattle, WAUSCG Marine Safety Unit Portland, Portland, ORUSCG PSU 313, EVERETT, WAU.S. Coast Guard Recruiting Office, Seattle, WAU.S. Coast Guard Recruiting Office, Spokane, WAU.S. Coast Guard Recruiting Office, Vancouver, WAUSCG Sector Columbia River/Air Station Astoria, Warrenton, ORUSCG Sector North Bend, North Bend, ORUSCG Sector Puget Sound, Seattle, WAUSCG Station Bellingham, Bellingham, WAUSCG Station Cape Disappointment, Ilwaco, WAUSCG Station Chetco River, Brookings, ORUSCG SAR Detachment Rogue River, Gold Beach, ORUSCG Station Coos Bay, Charleston, ORUSCG SAR Detachment Coquille River, Bandon, ORUSCG Station Depoe Bay, Depoe Bay, ORUSCG Station Grays Harbor, Westport, WAUSCG Station Neah Bay, Neah Bay, WAUSCG Station Port Angeles, Port Angeles, WAUSCG Station Portland, Portland, ORUSCG Station Quillayute River, La Push, WAUSCG Station Seattle, Seattle, WAUSCG Station Siuslaw River, Florence, ORUSCG Station Tillamook Bay, Garibaldi, ORUSCG Station Umpqua River, Winchester Bay, ORUSCG Station Yaquina Bay, Newport, ORUSCGC Active (WMEC 618), Port Angeles, WAUSCGC Adelie (WPB-87333), Port Angeles, WAUSCGC Alert (WMEC 630), Warrenton, ORUSCGC Blue Shark (WPB-87360), Everett, WAUSCGC Bluebell (WLI 313), Portland, ORUSCGC Cuttyhunk (WPB 1322), Port Angeles, WAUSCGC Fir (WLM 212), Astoria, ORUSCGC Healy (WAGB-20), Seattle, WAUSCGC Henry Blake (WLM 563), Everett, WAUSCGC Mellon (WHEC 717), Seattle, WAUSCGC Midgett (WHEC 726), Seattle, WAUSCGC Orcas (WPB 1327), Coos Bay, ORUSCGC Osprey, Port Townsend, WAUSCGC Polar Sea (WAGB 11), Seattle, WAUSCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10), Seattle, WAUSCGC SEA LION, Bellingham, WAUSCGC Steadfast (WMEC 623), Warrenton, ORUSCGC SWORDFISH (WPB-87358), Port Angeles, WAUSCGC Terrapin (WPB-87366), Bellingham, WAUSCGC Wahoo, Port Angeles, WAVessel Traffic Service Puget Sound, Seattle, WANot only does the 13th deal with the nation's largest recreational traffic but it is also home to one of only two Maritime Force Protection Unit (MFPU), which are responsible for escorting America's Trident ballistic-missile submarines to and from their home port. Here is also the home of the National Motor Lifeboat School near Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment in Ilwaco, Washington. The Advanced Helicopter Rescue School across the Columbia River teaches extreme rescue scenarios at the Tongue Point and Air Station (AirSta) in Astoria, Oregon.
19 Stations20 Cutters3 Air Stations4 Aids to Navigation Teams1 Harbor Defense Unit3 Recruiting Stations1 Electronic Systems Support UnitThe National Motor Lifeboat School
