EVENT

HISTORY ON TAP: SS PENDLETON – THE COAST GUARD’S GREATEST SMALL BOAT RESCUE

Name: HISTORY ON TAP: SS PENDLETON – THE COAST GUARD’S GREATEST SMALL BOAT RESCUE
Start: 2026-02-26T17:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-02-26T18:30:00-05:00
Location: Cape Cod Maritime Museum

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Details

Date: February 26
Time:
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Event Categories: Historical, Sign Up in Advance, Talk
Website: https://capecodmaritimemuseum.org/

Venue

Cape Cod Maritime Museum
135 South St.
Hyannis, Ma., United States + Google Map

Part of our History on Tap series—join us for an evening of local history, conversation, and craft brews.

Admission: $10 per person / $5 for members

Must be 21+ to sample beer; IDs will be checked at the door.

Thursday, February 26, 2026

5:00 PM – 6:30 PM

What does it take to face a raging Nor’easter in a 36-foot wooden boat to save 32 lives? On February 18, 1952, four brave Coast Guardsmen from Chatham set out to rescue the crew of the SS Pendleton, a tanker that had broken in half and was drifting off Monomoy Island. Battling towering waves, freezing winds, and treacherous shoals, the crew achieved what is still hailed as The Coast Guard’s Greatest Small Boat Rescue. Their heroism inspired the best-selling book and Disney film The Finest Hours. Join local historian Reid Oslin as he recounts this unforgettable story of courage, skill, and survival off the coast of Cape Cod.