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Comanche 202 Foundation

403 Garfield St. S.
Tacoma, WA 98444
(253) 536-9080 ~ cell (253) 227-9678

USN ATA 202 ~ USCGC COMANCHE ~ TUG COMANCHE
email COMANCHE_202@hotmail.com

April 30, 2008 Update

Comanche 202 Foundation advisors, former crew, volunteers and friends:

As you may know the former USCGC WMEC 202 Comanche has been at the Port Of Olympia docks on a ‘space available’ basis since January 2007, prior to its being donated to the Foundation in October 2007. The Port had indicated in the past they would like to move us to a different Port of Olympia location and they were searching for a suitable location to berth Comanche. Unfortunately, due to Port expansion and development, they cannot locate a suitable place and have regretfully notified us we need to move the vessel by May 30th. We understand as well that we are not the only ones to lose our spot with the Port.

Therefore, sometime in May we will need to move Comanche. We have a couple of options that we are investigating at this time and we have been meeting with people as to those possibilities and future developments for use of Comanche. Comanche will need a new home is for certain and we are looking for a new home or opportunity to continue.

Any ideas or suggests are greatly appreciated. 

Over the past few months we have continued with inventorying the vast number of parts and other items on board and have recorded and organized over 13,000 spare parts and our volunteers continue organizing the many records and documents and our grant writer has lined up several potential grantors, but has emphasized we need a committed ‘home port’ in order to successfully apply for those grants. The Port of Olympia, with whom we never have had an agreement in writing, is no longer a hopeful viable ‘home port’ option. The Port has suggested that if necessary Comanche could be anchored near Gull Bay on the Budd Inlet, about 4 miles north of where Comanche is now, near where the old USN Reserve fleet anchored years ago. We can use some volunteers to move her under her own power.

We will keep you all informed via mail or email.

On a brighter note, Saturday, May 10th we host the Northwest members of the National Association of Fleet Tugs Sailors in Olympia at the Budd Bay Café, 525 N. Columbia St (down town waterfront Olympia) at 11:00 am for a no-host lunch (order off the menu, separate checks.) Tom Payne and Joe Peterson from the Comanche Foundation will be guest speakers followed by a tour of Comanche at the Port dock a short distance away. If you would like to attend please let us know as seating is limited. It is also Olympia’s Wooden Boat Festival weekend. 

Thanks for your continued interest and support, Joe V. Peterson, President, Comanche 202 Foundation

See attached recent photo of Comanche at the Port dock taken from the bridge of a passing ship by a pilot friend of Randy Corrigan, Capt. USCG (ret).