Center in Yorktown and she finished her Coast Guard career as a training vessel for reservists. She carried accommodations for 220 trainees, patrol boats, and communication equipment. Her small boats were used to train reservists in harbor patrols while her cargo handling equipment was employed to train reservists in handling dangerous cargoes. USCGC Courier 410-WAGR/WTR was decommissioned in 1972 and scrapped in 1977. Pirate radio inspiration It has sometimes been claimed that the Courier's offshore broadcasts directly inspired such offshore pirate radio stations as Radio Mercur and Radio Caroline. A balloon-raised antenna similar to that used by the Courier was also attempted by the pirate Laser 558 in 1984, with similar results. Notable accomplishments Contained the most powerful communications radio transmitter ever installed on board a ship. Longest deployment overseas - from 17 July 1952 to 13 August 1964. References External links http://www.uscg.mil/history/webcutters/Courier_WAGR410_Photos.asp USCG IMAGES http://www.uscg.mil/history/webcutters/Courier1952.asp USCG DATA USCGC Courier 410-WAGR Photo Archives Ships of the United States Coast Guard Radio ships Ships built in Milwaukee Cold War ships 1945 ships