Coast Guard Units in Hawaii December 7, 1941

Coast Guard vessels in service in Hawaii (all were stationed in Honolulu) were the 327-foot cutter Taney, the 190-foot buoy tender Kukui, two 125-foot patrol craft: Reliance and Tiger, two 78-foot patrol boats and several smaller craft. At the time of the attack, Taney was tied up at pier six in Honolulu Harbor, Reliance and the unarmed Kukui both lay at pier four and Tiger was on patrol along the western shore of Oahu. All were performing the normal duties for a peacetime Sunday.