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USCGC Triton
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:
- The first Triton was a 165-foot cutter which operated out of Coast Guard Base 15 at Biloxi, Mississippi during what was referred to at the time as "the Prohibition War"—operations against alcohol smugglers during Prohibition.
- The second Triton (WPC/WMEC-116) was a patrol boat that was commissioned in 1934 and served until 1967.
See also
- For U.S. Navy vessels of this name, see USS Triton.
- For Royal Navy vessels of this name, see HMS Triton.
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