page_title: USCGC Bear (WMEC-901)
hierarchical_section_title: USCGC Bear (WMEC-901)
caption_attribution_description: English: The USCGC Bear passes a sea buoy as it sails into its home port of Portsmouth, Va. from a 91-day deployment to Africa.
context_page_description: USCGC Bear (WMEC-901) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter. She was laid down August 23, 1979 and launched September 25, 1980 by the Tacoma Boatbuilding Company of Tacoma, Washington. She was commissioned February 4, 1983. She was named for USRC Bear, a steam barquentine that was built in Scotland and served the United States Treasury Department in the United States Revenue Cutter Service's Alaskan Patrol.
context_section_description: For previous namesake see USS Bear (1874)
  USCGC Bear (WMEC-901) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter. She was laid down August 23, 1979 and launched September 25, 1980 by the Tacoma Boatbuilding Company of Tacoma, Washington. She was commissioned February 4, 1983. She was named for  USRC Bear (AG-29), a steam barquentine that was built in Scotland and served the United States Treasury Department in the United States Revenue Cutter Service's Alaskan Patrol.
caption: USCGC Bear (WMEC-901)
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