Coast Guard Cutter Reliance to hold free, public tours in Galveston, Texas

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U.S. Coast Guard 8th District Heartland
Contact: 8th District Public Affairs
Office: 504-671-2020
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07/02/2025 11:04 AM EDT

HOUSTON — The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Reliance (WMEC 615), a 210-foot medium endurance cutter homeported in Pensacola, Florida, will visit Galveston, Texas and be open to visitors on July 4 and July 5.   The Reliance will moor at Pier 21 near 2100 Harborside Dr, Galveston, TX and will be open for public tours from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, July 4, and from 10 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 5. 
The Coast Guard Cutter Reliance steams in the Caribbean Sea during contraband transfer operations with the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa Nov. 23, 2020. The Reliance crew completed a 36-day Caribbean Patrol in support of counter-drug operations for Joint Interagency Task Force–South. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Coast Guard Cutter Reliance)

 

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