Modern Coast Guard
The National Archives receives records from agencies like the U.S. Coast Guard when they are 30 years old or older. To inquire about U.S. Coast Guard records that are more recent than 30 years, you can contact these offices:
Coast Guard Cutter Northland—Coast Guard crew on RHI boat boarding civilian ship by ladder
United States Coast Guard Historian’s Office
Commandant (CG-09231)
ATTN: Coast Guard Historian's Office
US Coast Guard Stop 7031
2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20593-7031
Phone: 202-372-4984
Email: history@uscg.mil
Website: https://www.history.uscg.mil/
National Maritime Center (for Merchant Marine credentials)
National Maritime Center
100 Forbes Drive
Martinsburg, WV 25404
Phone: 1-888-427-5662
Email: iasknmc@uscg.mil
Website: https://www.dco.uscg.mil/national_maritime_center/
Records Officer for the United States Coast Guard
Tonia Austin-Douglas
U.S. Coast Guard Search and Rescue crews from Coast Guard Air Station in Atlantic City, N.J.
Department of Homeland Security
United States Coast Guard
Attn: Records Manager
US Coast Guard Stop 7710
2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20593-7710
Phone: 202-475-3516