| 13 Dec |
LCDR Rosnoski
(William Wenzel)
Dear Molly, I was onboard the Sundew from Nov 75 till Jan 77 so I served under you Dad. I was Hospital Corpsman Third Class William Wenzel. I too was sorry to see your Dad get transferred in July of 76 replaced by LCDR McNiel. Your Dad's XO was Lt. Blanford I didn't think your Dad liked him much.... More |
| 02 Sep |
CMDR Roznoski
(Molly Roznoski)
My father commanded the Sundew from 1974 to 1976. I was unhappy to see her leave Charlevoix for the Acacia. Was born in Duluth while Dad was on the Woodrush. Many years ago. He was also stationed on the Sweetbriar out of Juneau. I'd like to hear about him from the men he served with. |
| 12 Feb |
Bridge
(Eddy Arnold)
We were on our way to Curtis Bay,MD to drop off the Sundew and the Brige tender was a litte slow in opening the bridge. We were dropping off the Sundew to pick up the Mesquite and headed to little creek for training. |
| 02 Sep |
Bridge Hit
(gaylen quarles)
Hey guys. Ya, I was on the Dew when we took her to curtis bay and swapped it with the mesquite. Never went near philly on the way there or back! SS2 Quarles |
| 11 Sep |
bridg hit
(Dick Selissen)
Did not hit bridg in Philly,but it did going to the ship yards on her way to be ren. |
| 28 Dec |
not sure that's right
(Jack Musgrave)
We did the ship swap in the Sew with the Mesquite. Philly wasn't involved in it, that must have been after the swap. |
| 23 Dec |
Sundew hits bridge in Philly
(Blair Miller)
While taken the Sundew from her home port in Charleviox, MI to the ship yards in Philly, to exchange for the Mesquite the draw bridge fail to open over the canal to the yards. The captain could only continue; hitting the undergerth of the bridge the radio direction finder antenna was... More |
| 21 Nov |
60 years of service
(Matt Lindsley)
Bulilt in 1944, the Sundew retired in the spring of 2004. |
| 26 Sep |
Homeport change
(F Lynch)
Sundew was relocated to Duluth, Minnesota in the Fall of 1980. This relocation was part of a homeport swap with Mesquite. The relocation took place because the the locks at the Soo were closing for the winter season, and CGD9 believed that the most powerful vessel in the class should be in Lake... More |
| 02 Jul |
USCGC Sundew WLB 404
Home port was Charlivox, Michigan durning the vietnam war. She was the most powerful ship in her class.Durning the sinking of The ss Carl D. Bradley she took on one of the worst storms of the century looking for survivors. |
