From Wikipedia.
Back on December 5th, I wrote about Charles Sellentin who was aboard the USCGS Taney at Pearl Harbor. I'd never heard of it so looked it up.
The Taney has the honor to be the last ship floating that was at Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941. However, it was not at Pearl itself, but in nearby Honolulu Harbor. It is also one of the few ships to participate in both the European and Pacific Theaters. In addition, it served during the Vietnam War.
The ship was named after Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court Roger B. Taney.
The Taney was launched at the Philadelphia Navy Yard in 1936. It was 327 feet long, had a 41 foot beam and in 1941, had 16 officers, 5 warrant officers and 200 enlisted.
On December 7th, it was at Pier 7 in Honolulu Harbor and was only able to fire at stray aircraft.
The vessel was decommissioned in 1986 and today serves as museum ship.
The Coast Guard. --Cooter
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