she embarked 12 Cuban refugees from Cay Lobos and transported them to Key West. Vietnam War Androscoggin was assigned to Coast Guard Squadron Three, South Vietnam, from 4 December 1967 to 4 August 1968. On 1 March 1968, she assisted in the destruction of an enemy steel trawler in a gun battle at the mouth of the Song Cau River. In May 1968, she rescued 27 Vietnamese from the South China Sea. Return to peacetime duties In 1969, Androscoggin assisted the Dutch MV Alida Gothern. On 19 February 1970, she stood by the disabled MV Stellanova until a commercial tug arrived. On 29 April 1970, she provided medical assistance to USS Dahlgren off Bermuda. She was decommissioned on 27 February 1973, and sold for scrap on 7 October 1974. Footnotes References Androscoggin WHEC-68, United States' Coast Guard website. Scheina, Robert L.: U.S. Coast Guard Cutters & Craft of World War II Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1981, pp. 1–3. Scheina, Robert L.: U.S. Coast Guard Cutters & Craft, 1946-1990 Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1990, pp. 18–26. External links Photo of the Androscoggin in the movie Assault on a Queen Owasco-class cutters Ships of the United States Coast Guard Ships built in Los Angeles Vietnam War patrol vessels of the United States 1945 ships