Sam Spade's San Francisco

The U. S. Coast Guard Cutter Morgenthau's homeport is Alameda in San Francisco Bay. The Morgenthau, however, just changed commanders in Singapore.

In the photo: USCGC Morgenthau under Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco.

Captain Douglas J. Smith relieved Captain Kevin M. O’Day as commanding officer of U.S. Coast Guard cutter Morgenthau during a ceremony at Sembawang Wharf, Singapore, July 29.

Smith assumed command of Morgenthau following an assignment in Washington, D.C. as the executive director of the federal interagency group interdiction committee.

Although Morgenthau’s home port is in Alameda, Smith traveled Singapore to assume command because the cutter is in the region taking part in annual Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) exercises.

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