USCGC Triton
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Two ships of the U.S. Coast Guard
have been named USCGC Triton, after Triton
, the son of Poseidon
and Amphitrite, and the personification of the roaring waters:
during what was referred to at the time as "the Prohibition War"—with operations against alcohol smugglers during Prohibition
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Triton (WPC/WMEC-116)
was a patrol boat that was commissioned in 1934 and served until 1967.
United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven U.S. uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission and a federal regulatory agency...
have been named USCGC Triton, after Triton
Triton (mythology)
Triton is a mythological Greek god, the messenger of the big sea. He is the son of Poseidon, god of the sea, and Amphitrite, goddess of the sea, whose herald he is...
, the son of Poseidon
Poseidon
Poseidon was the god of the sea, and, as "Earth-Shaker," of the earthquakes in Greek mythology. The name of the sea-god Nethuns in Etruscan was adopted in Latin for Neptune in Roman mythology: both were sea gods analogous to Poseidon...
and Amphitrite, and the personification of the roaring waters:
- The first
Biloxi, Mississippi
Biloxi is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, in the United States. The 2010 census recorded the population as 44,054. Along with Gulfport, Biloxi is a county seat of Harrison County....
during what was referred to at the time as "the Prohibition War"—with operations against alcohol smugglers during Prohibition
Prohibition
Prohibition of alcohol, often referred to simply as prohibition, is the practice of prohibiting the manufacture, transportation, import, export, sale, and consumption of alcohol and alcoholic beverages. The term can also apply to the periods in the histories of the countries during which the...
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Triton (WPC/WMEC-116)
USCGC Triton (WPC-116)
USCGC Triton , a steel-hulled, diesel-powered Thetis-class patrol boat of the United States Coast Guard, was the fourth commissioned ship of the United States to be named for Triton, a Greek demigod of the sea who was the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite. She served almost simultaneously with the...
was a patrol boat that was commissioned in 1934 and served until 1967.
See also
- For U.S. NavyUnited States NavyThe United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
vessels of this name, see USS TritonUSS TritonUSS Triton may refer to:, a tug in commission from 1889 to 1930, a tug that served briefly during 1918, a submarine commissioned in 1940 and sunk in 1943, later SSN-586, a submarine in commission from 1959 to 1969See also...
. - For Royal NavyRoyal NavyThe Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
vessels of this name, see HMS TritonHMS TritonEight vessels of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Triton or HMS Tryton, after Triton, the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite, and the personification of the roaring waters:...
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