Sponsored by the American Society of Naval Engineers (ASNE), the Lucas Plaque Afloat Award is presented annually as an award of excellence to a Coast Guard cutter that has made an outstanding contribution to the Coast Guard Naval Engineering Program. The award is named for Rear Admiral R. S. Lucas, former Chief, Office of Engineering, and Commander, Seventeenth Coast Guard District.
Past recipients:
- 2012: USCGC WAESCHE (WMSL 751) - Engineering Department
- 2013: USCGC MACKINAW (WLBB 30) - Engineering Department
- 2014: USCGC MELLON (WHEC 717) - Engineering Department
- 2015: USCGC ACTIVE (WMEC 618) - Engineering Department
- 2016: USCGC BERTHOLF (WMSL 750) - Engineering Department
- 2017: USCGC SHERMAN (WHEC 720) - Engineering Department
- 2018: USCGC DILIGENCE (WMEC 616) Engineering Department