 The torpedo station was closed in 1951 and Naval Undersea Warfare Center was created with a facility nearby.In addition to the Goat Island lighthouse, the Coast Guard has maintained a cutter at Goat Island since at least the late 1960s.The Point-class cutter served her entire 31-year career at Goat Island from when she was commissioned on 14 April 1967 until she was decommissioned on 3 April 1998.