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relinquished control of its ships so that they might take part in the conflict. Initially, her station remained the same, Woods Hole; but, in the winter of 1917, she shifted to more northern climes. Her winter-cruising activities then proved to be good conditioning for her duty during the latter half
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will be issued from
Washington and this vessel is not to be diverted to any other duty except by special permission from Operations ...." In this "new" capacity, the ship performed the same type of duty common to Coast Guard cutters – the removal of menaces to navigation and the assistance to ships
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and towed inside the
Delaware breakwater where the Lewes, Delaware, station crew beached it. The second was another mass of wreckage (possibly from the same vessel) in the same general area which she handled in the same manner as she had used with the first. The following November, the Coast Guard
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then took stores consigned to the
Special Antisubmarine Force at Norfolk, Va., departing New London on 20 June and reaching her destination two days later. Upon arrival, she landed her cargo which included a special "listening device" and engine spare parts for subchasers.
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thus spent the remainder of World War II operating in the 5th Naval
District, indeed as she had done throughout her career in the Navy. However, because of the construction of a new generation of powerful fleet tugs, there was no place in the postwar Navy for such veterans as
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s radio transmitters had been rendered inoperative by the collision, the destroyer's identity remained a mystery until the repairs to her transmitters enabled her to transmit distress signals within a half-hour of the collision. Upon receipt of word of
482:, in June 1911. In addition, due to her robust construction, the ship performed yearly "winter cruising" in the bitterly cold sea lanes of the North Atlantic to assist ships and mariners in distress. On 11 February 1914 she towed the lumber schooner
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Besides attempting – sometimes unsuccessfully – to stem the flow of illegal liquor into the United States, Coast Guard cutters also took part in operations clearing wrecks and derelicts from the sealanes off the coasts and in inland waterways.
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remained attached to the 5th Naval
District until June 1944, when she was temporarily assigned duties in the Panama Sea Frontier. Shortly before this change of station, the ship was reclassified an "oceangoing tug, old," and redesignated
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s Coast Guard days were numbered. Toward the middle of the 1930s, the Navy had perceived a pressing need for tugs and turned to the Coast Guard for help until new construction could fill the gap. As a result, the Coast Guard delivered
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stood by the convoy. Although the weather worsened and made progress difficult, the ships sighted the
Halifax light vessel early in the afternoon of 27 January; and, soon thereafter, they helped the crippled transport to a safe haven.
1370:– and escorted her into Boston to see that she unloaded none of her cargo of spirits, and later, to Newport, Rhode Island. At each stop, federal law enforcement officials saw to it that the craft remained fully loaded.
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was returning from the
Southern Drill Grounds during heavy weather on the evening of 13 September 1944 with target raft no. 67 in tow, when the latter drifted and damaged the tug's rudder to such an extent that
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carried out her assignment and reported that two of the four vessels in the Gut had been held up for want of coal; a third one was being repaired with 10 days estimated for completion of repairs; and the last,
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was provided with an opportunity to perform her primary function, that of aiding ships in distress, and her auxiliary function, the suppression of the bootleg liquor trade, when she went to the aid of the schooner
846:, departing the former port at 09:00 on 24 February. Bad weather forced the ship and her valuable tow to put into New York on 28 February until improved conditions permitted her to resume her voyage.
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cleared the sea lanes of two menaces to navigation. The first consisted of the wreckage of a wooden ship which she picked up some 5 miles south of the
Northeast Light vessel at the entrance to
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By this time, the weather had worsened considerably. A strong northeasterly gale, in concert with a blinding snowstorm, caused all ships to lose sight of each other in the swirling whiteness.
1447:– converged on the scene to render assistance. Ultimately, salvage vessels hired by the Navy to perform the operation enabled the release of the Coast Guard vessels and successfully brought
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would again be involved in salvage work. On the morning of 13 January 1925, she was summoned to the entrance to Nauset harbor, on the eastern end of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, where submarine
781:, investigating the report of shipwrecked mariners, had managed to close Bird Rock on 11 January and signalled two men plainly visible on shore, but had received no reply to her signals.
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and brought her safely to
Norfolk. The tug underwent repairs at Norfolk for the next two weeks and then resumed her towing duties on the Potomac River and in the Chesapeake Bay region.
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were to be assigned to the Boston
Station of the Northern District, but were to remain temporarily based on the salvage station at New London until the completion of the Boston base.
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to take on board 13 3-inch guns earmarked for installation in 110-foot (34 m) subchasers then under construction. Delivering the load of ordnance to New London soon thereafter,
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contests between Harvard and Yale – and represented the Revenue Cutter Service at such events as the International Yacht Races at Marblehead and the Cotton Centennial Carnival at
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and net experiments in nearby Niantic Bay. Tragically, on 30 July 1919, the submersible suddenly flooded and sank, drowning three of the six-man inspection team then on board.
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to await better weather. Her captain reported that so much ice had formed on the ship from the freezing of wind-whipped spray that her stability was seriously threatened.
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and secured it on 10 November 1928. Ironically, the same ships picked up the same derelict exactly one year later, on 10 November 1929, merely repeating the procedure.
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did not reappear until the afternoon of the 25th. That evening, however, the little convoy received reinforcement in its battle when the American Wrecking Company tug
978:– slated for service in North Russia – to the New York Navy Yard on 4 and 5 March for repairs and alterations to prepare them for their future distant service. Later,
1626:, to the 100-fathom (180 m) curve off the Southern Drill Grounds and dumped it on the night of 5 October 1939; she towed targets for the battle practices of the
1047:
received orders to return to the 1st Naval District; and, on 22 September 1919, she was returned to the Treasury Department for a resumption of Coast Guard service.
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relieved the two "flushdeckers" late on 23 January, and all went well until the next morning when one mishap after another occurred to dog the salvagers' efforts.
1078:, Belgium, in January 1920 with some 500 passengers on board and a cargo valued at over $ 2,500,000. As she drifted at the mercy of the North Atlantic gales,
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before being ordered to the Boston Navy Yard late in October for repairs and alternations. While there, the armistice was signed in France, ending hostilities.
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to signal that it would take the better part of the day to heave in chain and hawser and start over. The operation thus suspended until the arrival of a tug,
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that, under the prevailing ice conditions, he could do no more to carry out his orders. He proposed towing the disabled merchantmen in that port out of
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that, in local opinion, threatened to block the harbor. She subsequently reported that an "ice expert" at Sydney had advised strongly against risking
1614:, towing barges and lighters within the confines of the 5th Naval District. Besides her routine towing voyages up and down the Potomac and into the
952:, a mission – despite its not being "salvage duty" – she was assigned under special permission since no other tug was available. She also assisted
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operated out of Woods Hole and ranged the middle and northeastern seaboard of the United States, occasionally visiting the Depot at Arundel Cove,
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892:. She then delivered the boat to the New York Navy Yard and loaded a cargo of ammunition to be delivered to the Naval District Base, New London.
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then attempted to reach the shipwrecked mariners reported to be at Bird Rock but discovered weather conditions to be too severe to permit it.
620:. On 18 December, the day after the cutter had wired her report on shipping in the Gut, she radioed that she would be ready to tow and convoy
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drifted off on her own but was still in danger of being wrecked when she was taken into tow. During the first decade of her service, the
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but after four attempts radioed that the methods being used to salvage the ship were impracticable, the discouraging situation leading
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departed her base at Woods Hole and sped to the scene to render assistance. By the time she arrived in the vicinity, a boat from
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which had been rendered powerless by clogged pumps, a flooded fireroom, and disabled machinery while proceeding from New York to
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Taking advantage of a sudden change to good weather and the fact that no other vessels in the Gut required such assistance,
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1386:, took the craft into Boston harbor, her pumps maintaining a successful battle to keep her "prize" afloat. Later, in 1924,
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had arrived on the scene beforehand and had removed the crew from the leaking ship, whose pumps had been choked by debris.
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in tow, and reached New York on the evening of 23 December. She then received four days of needed voyage repairs at the
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on 30 May 1936. During the ensuing two months, the ship was fitted out for naval service; and, on 1 September 1936,
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succeeded in towing the schooner into Vineyard Haven so that she could be restored to service. In less than a year,
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ordered the Navy to discontinue salvage operations on civilian vessels. As a result, the cutter was assigned to the
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s skipper to radio on 28 January that "extensive wrecking operations" were required. The following day, 29 January,
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for American Shipping Board vessels in distress, but soon received orders to prepare to tow and convoy the steamer
589:, Nova Scotia, before carrying out her assignment. Before she could resume her mission, the object of her concern,
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then took over the towing duties from the merchantman and brought the disabled destroyer into Boston for repairs.
1236:– an appropriate name – arrived the morning of the 26th and picked up the tow. The group then again set out, with
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performed other duties as required. She towed a cargo of condemned ammunition from the naval ammunition depot at
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s line parted but was quickly replaced, and the convoy resumed its progress toward Halifax at a snail's pace.
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soon arrived on the scene and took the derelict in tow. She then brought the ship, valued at $ 630,000, into
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1975:"Annual report of the Supervising Inspector-general Steamboat-inspection Service, Year ending June 30, 1921"
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888:, and took delivery of the seaplane barge being built there for the Navy by the noted boat builders of the
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1382:. The latter, discharging her illegal cargo, became caught in an Atlantic gale that nearly crippled her.
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again attempted to reach Bird Rock on 17 January but was compelled to turn back due to heavy ice between
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s cruising during the winter of 1919–1920 was highlighted by the assistance she rendered to the damaged
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from New London to Melville, R.I., and then returning to Boston to resume her duty as a salvage vessel.
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393:, by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co.; sponsored by Miss Alayce Duff; and commissioned at
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686:. Sailing from New London that day, the ship soon encountered a fierce northern gale and anchored in
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ran a 12-inch line to the ship's bow. When this arrangement had been completed, the convoy set out.
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reversed course and touched at Vineyard Haven harbor to do a brisk business in her illicit liquor.
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received word that heavy ice had closed the Gut of Canso and that passage should be made north of
663:(AT-13) in standing ready to provide assistance to Shipping Board vessels in the northern waters.
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as the latter steamed on patrol off the fog-bound coast, some 50 miles (80 km) southwest of
1142:
departed Woods Hole and arrived in the vicinity early on the morning of 23 January, finding that
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sent out a call for assistance by wireless. Aid soon arrived in the form of the Canadian steamer
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to New London and, later, to Newport, in February and March 1919, respectively, before escorting
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On 8 August 1919, following the completion of her part in the experimental work at New London,
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placed new responsibilities on the Coast Guard, presenting it with a task of some magnitude.
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in tow. The poor handling characteristics of the powerless transport, however, necessitated
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s naval service continued into the summer. Between 11 and 24 June, in company with the tug
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accordingly altered course for Halifax and reported closely packed ice 25 miles from
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1489:, while en route from Boston to Newport News, Virginia, rammed the Coast Guard destroyer
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s first brush with a denizen of "rum row" was an encounter, on 11 October 1921, with the
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s commanding officer considered this proof that there were no shipwrecked men there.
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1203:. Although the Coast Guardsmen managed to get lines back to their respective ships,
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was later damaged so severely by the storm that she was abandoned as a total wreck.
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1809:"Annual report of the United States Life Saving Service, Year ending June 30, 1914"
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and ran aground. Later, as the wind and seas diminished, the Coast Guard tug USCGC
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with a line on her starboard quarter and Acushnet leading the procession, ahead of
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for repairs and alterations to living spaces on board on the 22d of that month.
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on her yearly "winter cruising," the cutter chanced across the small steam tug
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continued her salvage operations out of New London, receiving a respite to tow
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905:, that same day to perform a brief period of temporary duty attached to the
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1571:– classified as an oceangoing tug and designated AT-63 – was commissioned.
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harbor before the ice reached it, but the master of neither ship – SS
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as soon as she coaled, and added ominously: "Weather severe, coal scarce."
1120:, removed 102 passengers and their baggage in boats from the cutter.
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reached Halifax on 19 January for coal. Once there, she also learned that
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in the spring of 1917, the Coast Guard cutter came under the aegis of the
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proceeded to New London, where she was to assist in mooring and handling
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1741:(ATO-30) took over the tow from the destroyer escort soon thereafter.
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Transferred to the Maritime Commission for disposal, 12 December 1946
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in the pea-soup fog, and the former had taken the latter under tow.
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in tow, and took her to Halifax where they arrived soon thereafter.
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However, by 10:00 on the following morning, the storm had attained
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However, before disaster struck, the tempest moderated and enabled
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1390:, in company with Customs' vessels, seized the rum-running yacht
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On 7 February 1920 she picked up from lifeboats the survivors of
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However, this employment was soon to end, since, on 15 May 1919,
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from Newport to New London and back before taking the coal barge
1656:, on 13 November 1939; and towed targets for the new destroyers
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from Boston to the New York Navy Yard and the floating derrick
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were being fitted-out for service, before proceeding on to the
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above Cape North. There, the master of the Canadian Government
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Shortly after resuming her operations in the Tidewater area,
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reported that it was impossible to reach the steamer SS
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that had run aground and was wrecked on Old Cilly Ledge off
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and that his ship could not tow any vessel through the ice.
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appeared on the evening of 22 January and, upon request of
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in distress. For the next few weeks, basing at New London,
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loaded a cargo of speaking tubes and delivered them to the
1884:. No. 46070. London. 1 March 1932. col G, p. 4.
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s, duties changed little after the United States entered
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651:, the cutter sailed for Halifax to relieve the Navy tugs
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In mid-December 1917, upon the disablement of the cutter
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specifying on 16 July 1918 that "orders for movement of
873:
reached New London in mid-March before she put into the
1771:. Declared surplus to Navy needs on 20 September 1945,
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and along the Maryland and Virginia coasts, as before.
1590:, operating primarily between the Norfolk Navy Yard at
1282:, which had run aground near Nantucket shoals. The tug
678:, whose men were believed to have been shipwrecked on
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was assigned to the Revenue Cutter Service station at
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cutter. She was taken out of service 8 January 1946.
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1436:had run aground. Later that day, ships – including
1414:aground and at anchor; later, in company with tugs
558:of December 1917 and the first few months of 1918.
540:
1338:. The cutter warned the craft to stay outside the
2496:Ships of the United States Revenue Cutter Service
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1731:had to be taken in tow by the destroyer escort,
818:left Halifax on the last day of January with SS
1715:, Cuba, and operated under the auspices of the
822:in tow, and brought that ship to anchorage off
581:in New Brunswick to aid the distressed steamer
1719:until returning to Norfolk on 11 August 1944.
1355:Later, the day before Christmas of 1921, with
412:
2005:
1641:(CA-39) on 7 and 8 November 1939; she pulled
1610:, as well as Washington, D.C., Baltimore and
1574:
1060:Resuming operations out of Woods Hole, USCGC
912:Assigned to salvage duty in early July 1918,
754:s commanding officer accordingly radioed the
1775:was decommissioned at the Coast Guard Yard,
842:, to tow a floating derrick from Newport to
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1911:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
1549:and sank. The schooner's crew was rescued.
1533:On 28 February 1932, the American schooner
616:, was busily engaged in repairing a broken
96:Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co.,
2012:
1998:
1669:(DD-423) between 18 and 21 November 1940.
1470:spotted a derelict – the floating derrick
1363:– the latter laden with 300 cases of
1164:s stern to aid in steering the ship while
500:became law on 28 January 1915 joining the
2020:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1932
796:attempted to float the damaged steamship
545:Upon the entry of the United States into
427:, with her cruising grounds to encompass
397:on 6 November 1908. She saw service as a
1905:This article incorporates text from the
1811:. Government Printing Office, Washington
1756:(ATCG-1) took over towing the venerable
1401:
901:departed Norfolk on the 23d and reached
849:After delivering her charge to Norfolk,
19:For other ships with the same name, see
1779:, on 14 December 1945. Struck from the
2491:Ships of the United States Coast Guard
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1948:
1679:. She continued her operations in the
1499:. Due to the fog and to the fact that
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2506:Ships built in Newport News, Virginia
1993:
1302:New duties in the enforcement of the
880:Upon completion of repairs on 8 May,
537:in heavy weather earlier in the day.
488:to safety after she stranded off the
474:. She patrolled regattas – including
435:, and adjacent waters. Departing the
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187:
140:
136:Transferred to U.S. Navy, spring 1917
57:
399:United States Revenue Cutter Service
65:United States Revenue Cutter Service
1949:Priolo, Gary P. (1 February 2008).
1851:Annual Report of the Supervising...
1845:
1699:Departing Norfolk on 28 June 1944,
1648:(AC-10) to her lay-up berth in the
1596:Naval Operating Base (NOB), Norfolk
1274:Later that winter on 8 March 1920,
1055:
929:rendered assistance to the steamer
447:reached her home port on the 27th.
274:Fleet Tug Old (ATO-63) 17 July 1944
13:
1791:for disposal on 12 December 1946.
1683:region, touching at points on the
1485:On 15 January 1932, the steamship
1123:Summoned to the scene by the same
834:Upon completion of the yard work,
512:. On 15 April 1915 she pulled off
335:18 ft 9 in (5.72 m)
14:
2522:
1127:distress signal that had brought
1051:U.S. Coast Guard service, 1919–36
916:was to enjoy special status, the
555:United States Treasury Department
389:– was launched on 16 May 1908 at
16:Tugboat of the United States Navy
2461:
2456:
1898:
1833:. mysticseaport.org. 20 May 2016
1022:thence to Boston. Subsequently,
984:Torpedo Testing Barge No. 2
890:Herreshoff Manufacturing Company
541:U.S. Navy service in World War I
535:Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
230:
224:Transferred to Navy, 30 May 1936
189:
142:
58:
34:
1831:"Records of the T. A. Scott co"
1410:found the waterlogged schooner
1278:went to the aid of the steamer
599:was next ordered to search the
490:Pamet River Life Saving Station
355:(23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph)
2486:Tugs of the United States Navy
1873:
1854:
1823:
1801:
1652:, in the "Ship Graveyard" off
1318:and other cutters discovered.
1297:
1271:in a snowstorm on 6 February.
1:
1914:. The entry can be found
1892:
1451:from her perch on the rocks.
1292:Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts
1794:
1314:proved tough to enforce, as
1157:s passing a 10-inch line to
1016:Floating Derrick No. 21
995:Acting Secretary of the Navy
437:Revenue Cutter Service Depot
7:
968:Torpedo Testing Barge No. 2
808:departed Louisburg with SS
413:U.S. Revenue Cutter Service
10:
2527:
2511:Maritime incidents in 1932
1959:Service Ship Photo Archive
1579:Over the next five years,
1575:U.S. Navy service, 1936–45
944:In September and October,
18:
2451:
2171:
2150:Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft
2147:December (unknown date):
2140:Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft
2025:
1961:. NavSource Naval History
1935:United States Coast Guard
1819:– via Haithi Trust.
1472:Van Frank No. 2
830:Atlantic coast operations
510:United States Coast Guard
464:Marblehead, Massachusetts
425:Woods Hole, Massachusetts
302:
196:United States Coast Guard
52:
33:
1624:St. Julien's Creek Annex
1210:s again parted, leading
770:– wanted to leave port.
607:to New York. Meanwhile,
2350:August (unknown date):
1977:. Penn State University
1787:was transferred to the
1454:In the spring of 1928,
631:soon got underway from
468:New London, Connecticut
439:at Arundel Cove, South
327:29 ft (8.8 m)
319:152 ft (46 m)
303:General characteristics
87:Acushnet, Massachusetts
1478:, which towed it into
1474:and turned it over to
790:Louisburg, Nova Scotia
746:which was stranded at
649:Gulf of Saint Lawrence
506:Revenue Cutter Service
450:Over the next decade,
443:, on 8 November 1908,
391:Newport News, Virginia
98:Newport News, Virginia
1781:Naval Vessel Register
1402:Salvages in 1924–1936
998:Franklin D. Roosevelt
521:that went aground on
1880:"Casualty reports".
1598:, and such ports as
1036:No. 27) during
867:Washington Navy Yard
855:Charleston Navy Yard
405:fleet tug, and as a
2193:President Roosevelt
1789:Maritime Commission
1783:on 8 January 1946,
1717:Panama Sea Frontier
1563:to the Navy at the
1547:Cross Rip Lightship
1535:George W. Elzey Jr.
1240:aiding in steering
824:Stapleton, New York
792:, soon thereafter,
562:Northern operations
183:, 22 September 1919
47:, 8 September 1941.
1711:, on 13 July, via
1588:5th Naval District
1373:In December 1922,
1002:1st Naval District
907:4th Naval District
672:Cape Breton Island
641:New York Navy Yard
577:was dispatched to
570:by a severe gale,
551:United States Navy
502:Lifesaving Service
237:United States Navy
150:United States Navy
2473:
2472:
2353:Duke of Lancaster
2297:Georges Philippar
2059:Georges Philippar
1734:Clarence L. Evans
1709:Panama Canal Zone
1616:Tidewater regions
1565:Norfolk Navy Yard
1365:Black & White
1084:Lady Laurier
1012:East Hampton
956:and the schooner
950:Charles Wittemore
935:Lake Crystal
480:Fall River, Mass.
472:Norfolk, Virginia
385:– a steel-hulled
378:
377:
216:22 September 1919
128:, 28 January 1915
113:Sponsored by
45:Norfolk Navy Yard
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1004:on 28 May 1919.
976:Eagle No. 3
972:Eagle No. 1
933:and the steamer
875:Boston Navy Yard
859:Charleston, S.C.
684:Magdalen Islands
492:in a snowstorm.
485:Dustin G. Cressy
433:Nantucket Shoals
407:U.S. Coast Guard
282:14 December 1945
266:1 September 1936
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1406:On 7 May 1924,
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903:Lewes, Delaware
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756:Navy Department
721:St. Paul Island
688:Nantucket Sound
682:, north of the
637:War Victor
633:Port Hawkesbury
622:War Victor
614:War Victor
605:War Victor
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1612:Annapolis, Md.
1576:
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1543:Atlantic Ocean
1537:collided with
1520:Lemuel Burrows
1487:Lemuel Burrows
1480:Sandy Hook Bay
1403:
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1346:steamed away,
1304:18th Amendment
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308:Displacement
271:Reclassified
263:Commissioned
247:
206:
179:Returned to
161:
125:
121:Reclassified
76:
40:
27:
25:
1754:Carrabasset
1654:Fort Eustis
1650:James River
1349:J. B. Young
1331:J. B. Young
1312:Prohibition
1298:Prohibition
838:sailed for
697:to relieve
547:World War I
527:Hawes Shoal
460:New Bedford
258:30 May 1936
171:spring 1917
108:16 May 1908
2501:1908 ships
2480:Categories
2393:Cap Arcona
2373:Challenger
2277:Berengaria
2159:HMAS
2108:HMAS
2049:Reindeer I
2027:Shipwrecks
1981:29 January
1893:References
1868:Pocahontas
1737:(DE-113).
1592:Portsmouth
1514:s plight,
1463:destroyer
1380:Salvatrice
1284:Pocahontas
1225:s hawser.
1188:s line to
1088:destroyers
863:subchasers
737:icebreaker
717:Cape North
476:Ivy League
456:Curtis Bay
401:cutter, a
373:1-pounders
360:Complement
340:Propulsion
2439:ARP
2428:ARP
2267:Hougomont
2208:USS
2181:HMS
2110:Encounter
2069:Prométhée
2037:HMS
1882:The Times
1795:Citations
1673:Acushnet'
1361:Harbinger
1336:Nantucket
1218:let slip
1034:Submarine
1008:Acushnet'
802:Acushnet'
798:Angouleme
783:Acushnet'
752:Acushnet'
680:Bird Rock
572:USS
531:Cape Poge
523:Tom Shoal
441:Baltimore
403:U.S. Navy
395:Baltimore
2437:24 Dec:
2420:22 Dec:
2410:17 Oct:
2400:11 Oct:
2370:23 Sep:
2314:14 Jun:
2294:15 May:
2287:Lochearn
2284:14 May:
2274:11 May:
2264:20 Apr:
2254:13 Mar:
2247:Acushnet
2243:28 Feb:
2236:Nordland
2233:21 Feb:
2217:10 Feb:
2190:30 Jan:
2179:22 Jan:
2137:14 Nov:
2127:14 Oct:
2117:27 Sep:
2106:14 Sep:
2086:26 Jul:
2076:22 Jul:
2056:19 May:
2046:12 Mar:
2035:26 Jan:
1965:24 April
1953:Acushnet
1940:24 April
1926:Acushnet
1785:Acushnet
1773:Acushnet
1769:Acushnet
1764:Acushnet
1758:Acushnet
1750:Acushnet
1729:Acushnet
1724:Acushnet
1703:reached
1701:Acushnet
1689:Acushnet
1620:Acushnet
1583:Acushnet
1569:Acushnet
1561:Acushnet
1553:Acushnet
1545:off the
1539:Acushnet
1528:Acushnet
1516:Acushnet
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