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was a 94 ft 6 in (28.80 m) cutter of a tugboat design displacing 128 tons. She was the
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Superintendent of Construction of Life-Saving Stations for the Atlantic Coast and Great Lakes. On 8 May 1908 he was promoted to the rank of senior captain. At age 64, Newcomb reached mandatory retirement age and he retired with the rank of captain-commandant on 10 November
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Desiring to return to a sea career, Newcomb applied for and received a commission in the United States
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out of harm's way. Under heavy fire, she did just that, despite nearly foundering on shoals trying to fasten a line to
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1125:The Coast Guard in World War I: An Untold Story
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214:Early life and education
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1167:cite web
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358:Gallatin
259:Arethusa
137:Commands
85:Service/
1199:25 June
752:Winslow
637:Newcomb
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