The USS Manhasset, a U.S. Coast Guard vessel, served on weather patrol and convoy escort in the North Atlantic during World War II. The crew of the Manhasset gathered vital weather information used in compiling forecasts for Allied European operations, patrolled for German submarines and U-boats and acted as escort for Allied convoys.
The model replica of the USS Manhasset was lent to the library by John Garo Derderian in honor of his father and his three uncles, all of whom are veterans of WW II. Derderian’s father John and his uncle George served in the U.S. Army while his uncles Charles and Robert served in the U.S. Coast Guard.
