King Patrick Feore, 1928

Mardi Gras King Patrick Feore disembarks the United States Coast Guard Cutter Pontchartrain, which was launched in 1928. After 13 years of service in the Coast Guard, the vessel was transferred to the Royal Navy as part of the Lend-Lease Act and was sunk in 1942 off Oran Harbor.

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Original photo from the Erik Overbey Collection, The Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of South Alabama •  Colorization by Dynamichrome Limited

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