Coast Guard Station Point Allerton

Coast Guard Station Point Allerton
Part of 1st District
Hull, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°18′10.14″N 70°54′48.14″W / 42.3028167°N 70.9133722°W / 42.3028167; -70.9133722
TypeCoast Guard Station
Site information
OwnerUnited States Coast Guard
Open to
the public
Yes
Site history
In use1889-Present
EventsPortland Gale of 1898

United States Coast Guard Station Point Allerton is a United States Coast Guard station located in Hull, Massachusetts.

The station is a sub-unit of Sector Boston. It traces its roots back to the U.S. Lifesaving Station and the Massachusetts Humane Society. Its assets include the Motor Life Boat (MLB), the Coast Guard's 47-foot (14 m) primary heavy-weather boat used for search and rescue as well as law enforcement and homeland security, and Response Boat – Small (RB-S), a 29-foot (8.8 m) high-speed boat, for a variety of missions, including search and rescue, port security and law enforcement duties.