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I looked up the vessel mentioned in the article (USCGC Oliver Henry) to get an idea of how large it was. It led me to the Wikipedia entry for the namesake Coast Guardsman himself, Oliver Henry.

Henry started serving in the Coast Guard as a mess steward, which was an all-black rating while the armed forces were still segregated. Due to his his pre-service work as an auto mechanic, he was the first Coast Guardsman to transfer from the mess steward rating to a motor machinist mate. He ended his career as a warrant officer.

The mess steward rating has been renamed to "culinary specialist". Clearly it's no coincidence this particular boat was chosen to reflect this interesting article. His Wikipedia entry is worth a read:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Henry_(USCG)