Visiting Ships for the 240th Fourth of July Celebration

Starting in the early 1900’s, the U.S. Navy sends a ship to spend a week in Bristol during our Celebration. The Visiting Ship for the 240th Fourth of July Celebration is the USCGC MAURICE JESTER.

USCGC MAURICE JESTER will be moored to the Bristol Town Pier adjacent to the Maritime Center south of Rockwell Park.

usCGC MAURICE JESTER

TOUR DATES:
JULY 3-4

TBD.

USCGC Maurice Jester

The Coast Guard’s newest cutter, the Coast Guard Cutter Maurice Jester (WPC-1152), was commissioned at Fort Adams State Park, Rhode Island.

Lt. Terry Netusil, assumed command of the cutter during a ceremony presided over by Vice Adm. Kevin Lunday, the Coast Guard Atlantic Area commander. The Maurice Jester is the third of six Fast Response Cutters that will be homeported in Boston, serving along the 1st Coast Guard District.

The Sentinel-class fast response cutter (FRC) is designed for multiple missions, including drug and migrant interdiction; ports, waterways and coastal security; fishery patrols; search and rescue; and national defense. The Coast Guard has ordered 65 FRCs to replace the 1980s-era Island-class 110-foot patrol boats. The FRCs feature advanced command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance equipment; over-the-horizon cutter boat deployment to reach vessels of interest; and improved habitability and seakeeping.

Born in Chincoteague, Virginia, Lt. Cmdr. Maurice Jester enlisted in the United States Coast Guard in 1917, rising to the rank of Chief Petty Officer Boatswains Mate by 1936. As the United States entered World War II in 1941, Chief Jester was promoted to Lieutenant and given command of the USCGC Icarus (WPC 110). Only one year later, LT Jester along with his crew, became the first U.S. Ship to capture the crew of a German U-Boat after it’s sinking. For his heroics in the sinking and rescue of the German Sailors aboard U-352, LT Maurice Jester was awarded the Navy Cross and promoted to Lieutenant Commander for his leadership.

Tour Information: Please read if you intend to tour ship.

Cutter tours will be held on July 3rd and July 4th from 0900 to 1400 (2 PM). The vessel will be located at the Bristol Town Pier which is beyond the Bristol Maritime Center (Granite castle like building in Rockwell Park at the foot of Church St.).

Navy and USCG regulations require that all purses and packages be searched. Visitors are strongly encouraged to lock these items in your vehicles since the security search will delay the tour process. There are limited or no handicap access points. Visitors are reminded to wear comfortable, protective footwear (no open toes, heels, or platform shoes). Parking in the area will be limited to on-street parking.

USCGC MAURICE JESTER will depart Bristol on July 5, 2025

Hattie Brown Award Recipients for the 238th Fourth of July Celebration

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Vivamus non nisi non nunc ultrices egestas. Praesent volutpat neque aliquam lacus malesuada, quis porttitor ipsum
vestibulum. Class aptent taciti sociosqu ad litora torquent per conubia nostra, per inceptos himenaeos. Donec dapibus viverra consequat. Mauris eu sem nulla. Donec auctor ligula eget lacus dapibus, eget bibendum orci tincidunt. Nunc hendrerit erat vitae orci tempus, ac volutpat risus varius. Fusce in nibh at urna viverra cursus. Nullam a pellentesque enim. Vivamus quis arcu ut est commodo rutrum. Vestibulum quis pretium odio, non eleifend orci. Aliquam vulputate sit amet augue eget sagittis. Proin dui risus, tristique quis tellus nec, pulvinar vehicula nisl. Nam lacinia velit ligula, vehicula adipiscing nibh tincidunt vel.

Proin at lectus molestie, tempor tortor eu, tincidunt nulla. Morbi sit amet dui diam. Curabitur posuere justo sit amet congue commodo. In sit amet nisl sit amet eros interdum lobortis ut id tortor. Vestibulum urna est, eleifend vitae orci in, imperdiet fermentum justo. Class aptent taciti sociosqu ad litora torquent per conubia nostra, per inceptos himenaeos. Donec blandit eleifend augue, at eleifend velit tempor nec. Mauris malesuada et est ac placerat. Aenean sed pellentesque nulla. Pellentesque ut ligula eu nunc tempus posuere imperdiet vulputate dui. Fusce porta metus id consequat varius.

Proin pulvinar purus eros, quis vulputate odio lobortis id. Ut in tellus ac sem sollicitudin dictum. Pellentesque in tincidunt diam, eget dictum tellus. Phasellus faucibus eget orci eu auctor. Vestibulum at mauris lorem. Donec pellentesque vehicula dui. Nulla quis nisi ut augue condimentum lobortis placerat sed ante. Fusce est turpis, adipiscing sed mollis nec, suscipit sit amet turpis. Nullam semper ante sit amet mi facilisis, nec sagittis est pellentesque. Aenean vestibulum interdum aliquam. Aenean sem ligula, vestibulum at venenatis eu, iaculis non quam. Interdum et malesuada fames ac ante ipsum primis in faucibus. Suspendisse aliquam urna eget vulputate sagittis.

Lieutenant Commander XXXX

Commanding Officer

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Pellentesque aliquam eget sem quis aliquam. Aenean porta orci metus, ac eleifend nisl pulvinar ac. Suspendisse et lacinia velit, malesuada consectetur tortor. Donec non ex ut lacus euismod pharetra sit amet in massa. Nam finibus ornare diam, et venenatis orci hendrerit non. Ut egestas dignissim facilisis. Etiam eros eros, convallis non magna eu, faucibus semper nisi. Duis semper dui ut blandit dapibus. Donec finibus turpis vel metus cursus, ac egestas dolor vulputate. Proin posuere sit amet purus et accumsan. Suspendisse velit neque, congue et suscipit vel, vestibulum sit amet turpis. Morbi consequat eros quis lectus eleifend efficitur.

Pellentesque interdum quam lorem, eu pharetra ligula faucibus a. Nunc dapibus sed tellus et bibendum. Orci varius natoque penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. Nullam a diam at turpis dictum sodales a euismod nibh. Nullam scelerisque imperdiet maximus. Maecenas porttitor purus at erat venenatis, ut ullamcorper augue congue. Donec commodo nisi a accumsan cursus. Aliquam accumsan vel ligula efficitur mollis.

Lieutenant Junior XXXX

Executive Officer