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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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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then attempted to reach the shipwrecked mariners reported to be at Bird Rock but discovered weather conditions to be too severe to permit it.
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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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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
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then took over the towing duties from the merchantman and brought the disabled destroyer into Boston for repairs.
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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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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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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
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as the latter steamed on patrol off the fog-bound coast, some 50 miles (80 km) southwest of
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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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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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was later damaged so severely by the storm that she was abandoned as a total wreck.
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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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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."
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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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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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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
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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
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s, duties changed little after the United States entered
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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
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reached New London in mid-March before she put into the
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and along the Maryland and Virginia coasts, as before.
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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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The cutter warned the craft to stay outside the 2507:Ships of the United States Revenue Cutter Service 1742:had to be taken in tow by the destroyer escort, 829:left Halifax on the last day of January with SS 1726:, Cuba, and operated under the auspices of the 833:in tow, and brought that ship to anchorage off 592:in New Brunswick to aid the distressed steamer 1730:until returning to Norfolk on 11 August 1944. 1366:Later, the day before Christmas of 1921, with 2016: 1652:(CA-39) on 7 and 8 November 1939; she pulled 1621:, as well as Washington, D.C., Baltimore and 1071:Resuming operations out of Woods Hole, USCGC 923:Assigned to salvage duty in early July 1918, 765:s commanding officer accordingly radioed the 8: 1786:was decommissioned at the Coast Guard Yard, 853:, to tow a floating derrick from Newport to 1922:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships 1560:and sank. The schooner's crew was rescued. 1544:On 28 February 1932, the American schooner 627:, was busily engaged in repairing a broken 107:Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., 2023: 2009: 2001: 1680:(DD-423) between 18 and 21 November 1940. 1481:spotted a derelict – the floating derrick 1374:– the latter laden with 300 cases of 1175:s stern to aid in steering the ship while 511:became law on 28 January 1915 joining the 2031:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1932 807:attempted to float the damaged steamship 556:Upon the entry of the United States into 438:, with her cruising grounds to encompass 408:on 6 November 1908. She saw service as a 1916:This article incorporates text from the 1822:. Government Printing Office, Washington 1767:(ATCG-1) took over towing the venerable 912:departed Norfolk on the 23d and reached 860:After delivering her charge to Norfolk, 30:For other ships with the same name, see 1811: 1790:, on 14 December 1945. Struck from the 2502:Ships of the United States Coast Guard 1690:. She continued her operations in the 1510:. Due to the fog and to the fact that 41: 2517:Ships built in Newport News, Virginia 1313:New duties in the enforcement of the 891:Upon completion of repairs on 8 May, 548:in heavy weather earlier in the day. 499:to safety after she stranded off the 485:. She patrolled regattas – including 446:, and adjacent waters. Departing the 239: 198: 151: 147:Transferred to U.S. Navy, spring 1917 68: 7: 410:United States Revenue Cutter Service 76:United States Revenue Cutter Service 1960:Priolo, Gary P. (1 February 2008). 1862:Annual Report of the Supervising... 1710:Departing Norfolk on 28 June 1944, 1659:(AC-10) to her lay-up berth in the 1607:Naval Operating Base (NOB), Norfolk 1285:Later that winter on 8 March 1920, 940:rendered assistance to the steamer 458:reached her home port on the 27th. 285:Fleet Tug Old (ATO-63) 17 July 1944 1802:for disposal on 12 December 1946. 1694:region, touching at points on the 1496:On 15 January 1932, the steamship 1134:Summoned to the scene by the same 845:Upon completion of the yard work, 523:. On 15 April 1915 she pulled off 346:18 ft 9 in (5.72 m) 25: 1138:distress signal that had brought 1062:U.S. Coast Guard service, 1919–36 927:was to enjoy special status, the 566:United States Treasury Department 400:– was launched on 16 May 1908 at 27:Tugboat of the United States Navy 2472: 2467: 1909: 1844:. mysticseaport.org. 20 May 2016 1033:thence to Boston. Subsequently, 995:Torpedo Testing Barge No. 2 901:Herreshoff Manufacturing Company 552:U.S. Navy service in World War I 546:Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts 241: 235:Transferred to Navy, 30 May 1936 200: 153: 69: 45: 1842:"Records of the T. A. Scott co" 1421:found the waterlogged schooner 1289:went to the aid of the steamer 610:was next ordered to search the 501:Pamet River Life Saving Station 366:(23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) 2497:Tugs of the United States Navy 1663:, in the "Ship Graveyard" off 1329:and other cutters discovered. 1282:in a snowstorm on 6 February. 1: 1925:. The entry can be found 1462:from her perch on the rocks. 1303:Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts 1325:proved tough to enforce, as 1168:s passing a 10-inch line to 1027:Floating Derrick No. 21 1006:Acting Secretary of the Navy 448:Revenue Cutter Service Depot 979:Torpedo Testing Barge No. 2 819:departed Louisburg with SS 424:U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 2538: 2522:Maritime incidents in 1932 1970:Service Ship Photo Archive 1590:Over the next five years, 1586:U.S. Navy service, 1936–45 955:In September and October, 29: 2462: 2161:Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft 2158:December (unknown date): 2151:Pieter Corneliszoon Hooft 1972:. NavSource Naval History 1946:United States Coast Guard 1830:– via Haithi Trust. 1483:Van Frank No. 2 841:Atlantic coast operations 521:United States Coast Guard 475:Marblehead, Massachusetts 436:Woods Hole, Massachusetts 313: 207:United States Coast Guard 63: 44: 1635:St. Julien's Creek Annex 1221:s again parted, leading 781:– wanted to leave port. 618:to New York. Meanwhile, 2361:August (unknown date): 1988:. Penn State University 1798:was transferred to the 1465:In the spring of 1928, 642:soon got underway from 479:New London, Connecticut 450:at Arundel Cove, South 338:29 ft (8.8 m) 330:152 ft (46 m) 314:General characteristics 98:Acushnet, Massachusetts 1489:, which towed it into 1485:and turned it over to 801:Louisburg, Nova Scotia 757:which was stranded at 660:Gulf of Saint Lawrence 517:Revenue Cutter Service 461:Over the next decade, 454:, on 8 November 1908, 402:Newport News, Virginia 109:Newport News, Virginia 1792:Naval Vessel Register 1413:Salvages in 1924–1936 1009:Franklin D. Roosevelt 532:that went aground on 18:USCGC Acushnet (1908) 1891:"Casualty reports". 1609:, and such ports as 1047:No. 27) during 878:Washington Navy Yard 866:Charleston Navy Yard 416:fleet tug, and as a 2204:President Roosevelt 1800:Maritime Commission 1794:on 8 January 1946, 1728:Panama Sea Frontier 1574:to the Navy at the 1558:Cross Rip Lightship 1546:George W. Elzey Jr. 1251:aiding in steering 835:Stapleton, New York 803:, soon thereafter, 573:Northern operations 194:, 22 September 1919 58:, 8 September 1941. 1722:, on 13 July, via 1599:5th Naval District 1384:In December 1922, 1013:1st Naval District 918:4th Naval District 683:Cape Breton Island 652:New York Navy Yard 588:was dispatched to 581:by a severe gale, 562:United States Navy 513:Lifesaving Service 248:United States Navy 161:United States Navy 2484: 2483: 2364:Duke of Lancaster 2308:Georges Philippar 2070:Georges Philippar 1745:Clarence L. Evans 1720:Panama Canal Zone 1627:Tidewater regions 1576:Norfolk Navy Yard 1376:Black & White 1095:Lady Laurier 1023:East Hampton 967:and the schooner 961:Charles Wittemore 946:Lake Crystal 491:Fall River, Mass. 483:Norfolk, Virginia 396:– a steel-hulled 389: 388: 227:22 September 1919 139:, 28 January 1915 124:Sponsored by 56:Norfolk Navy Yard 16:(Redirected from 2529: 2476: 2471: 2455: 2444: 2427: 2417: 2407: 2397: 2387: 2377: 2367: 2357: 2347: 2337: 2321: 2311: 2301: 2291: 2281: 2271: 2261: 2250: 2240: 2224: 2213: 2197: 2175: 2164: 2154: 2144: 2134: 2124: 2113: 2103: 2093: 2083: 2073: 2063: 2053: 2025: 2018: 2011: 2002: 1997: 1995: 1993: 1981: 1979: 1977: 1956: 1954: 1952: 1943: 1913: 1912: 1897: 1896: 1888: 1882: 1869: 1863: 1860: 1854: 1853: 1851: 1849: 1838: 1832: 1831: 1829: 1827: 1816: 1619:Indian Head, Md. 1597:operated in the 1568: 1524: 1516: 1362: 1351:three-mile limit 1344: 1335: 1235: 1220: 1209: 1198: 1185: 1174: 1167: 1117:Northern Pacific 1077: 1067:Salvages in 1920 1015:on 28 May 1919. 987:Eagle No. 3 983:Eagle No. 1 944:and the steamer 886:Boston Navy Yard 870:Charleston, S.C. 695:Magdalen Islands 503:in a snowstorm. 496:Dustin G. Cressy 444:Nantucket Shoals 418:U.S. Coast Guard 293:14 December 1945 277:1 September 1936 249: 246: 245: 244: 208: 205: 204: 203: 192:U.S. Coast Guard 163: 158: 157: 156: 127:Miss Alayce Duff 78: 73: 49: 42: 21: 2537: 2536: 2532: 2531: 2530: 2528: 2527: 2526: 2487: 2486: 2485: 2480: 2458: 2447: 2430: 2420: 2410: 2400: 2390: 2380: 2370: 2360: 2350: 2340: 2324: 2314: 2304: 2294: 2284: 2274: 2264: 2253: 2243: 2227: 2216: 2200: 2189: 2183:Other incidents 2178: 2167: 2157: 2147: 2137: 2127: 2116: 2106: 2096: 2086: 2076: 2066: 2056: 2045: 2032: 2029: 1991: 1989: 1984: 1975: 1973: 1959: 1950: 1948: 1941: 1933: 1910: 1906: 1901: 1900: 1890: 1889: 1885: 1870: 1866: 1861: 1857: 1847: 1845: 1840: 1839: 1835: 1825: 1823: 1818: 1817: 1813: 1808: 1757:hurricane force 1588: 1566: 1522: 1514: 1423:James C. Hamlen 1417:On 7 May 1924, 1415: 1358: 1340: 1333: 1311: 1280:Rockland, Maine 1233: 1218: 1207: 1203:parted, as did 1196: 1183: 1172: 1165: 1149:, to the area, 1075: 1069: 1064: 929:Navy Department 914:Lewes, Delaware 843: 767:Navy Department 732:St. Paul Island 699:Nantucket Sound 693:, north of the 648:War Victor 644:Port Hawkesbury 633:War Victor 625:War Victor 616:War Victor 575: 554: 529:George E. Klink 509:Coast Guard Act 469:; the towns of 426: 247: 242: 240: 206: 201: 199: 159: 154: 152: 74: 59: 39: 35: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 2535: 2533: 2525: 2524: 2519: 2514: 2509: 2504: 2499: 2489: 2488: 2482: 2481: 2463: 2460: 2459: 2457: 2456: 2445: 2428: 2418: 2408: 2398: 2388: 2378: 2368: 2358: 2348: 2338: 2322: 2312: 2302: 2292: 2282: 2272: 2262: 2251: 2241: 2225: 2214: 2198: 2186: 2184: 2180: 2179: 2177: 2176: 2168:Unknown date: 2165: 2155: 2145: 2135: 2125: 2114: 2104: 2094: 2084: 2074: 2064: 2054: 2042: 2040: 2034: 2033: 2030: 2028: 2027: 2020: 2013: 2005: 1999: 1998: 1982: 1957: 1931: 1905: 1902: 1899: 1898: 1883: 1864: 1855: 1833: 1810: 1809: 1807: 1804: 1692:Chesapeake Bay 1639:heavy cruisers 1623:Annapolis, Md. 1587: 1584: 1554:Atlantic Ocean 1548:collided with 1531:Lemuel Burrows 1498:Lemuel Burrows 1491:Sandy Hook Bay 1414: 1411: 1357:steamed away, 1315:18th Amendment 1310: 1307: 1068: 1065: 1063: 1060: 969:Eleanor Powers 842: 839: 784:Subsequently, 677:On 4 January, 656:Brooklyn, N.Y. 574: 571: 553: 550: 425: 422: 398:revenue cutter 387: 386: 380: 376: 375: 372: 368: 367: 360: 356: 355: 352: 348: 347: 344: 340: 339: 336: 332: 331: 328: 324: 323: 320: 316: 315: 311: 310: 307: 303: 302: 301:8 January 1946 299: 295: 294: 291: 290:Decommissioned 287: 286: 283: 279: 278: 275: 271: 270: 267: 263: 262: 255: 251: 250: 237: 236: 233: 229: 228: 225: 221: 220: 214: 210: 209: 196: 195: 188: 184: 183: 180: 176: 175: 169: 165: 164: 149: 148: 145: 141: 140: 133: 129: 128: 125: 121: 120: 117: 113: 112: 105: 101: 100: 95: 91: 90: 84: 80: 79: 66: 65: 61: 60: 50: 32:USCGC Acushnet 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 2534: 2523: 2520: 2518: 2515: 2513: 2510: 2508: 2505: 2503: 2500: 2498: 2495: 2494: 2492: 2479: 2475: 2470: 2466: 2461: 2454: 2453: 2446: 2443: 2442: 2436: 2435: 2429: 2426: 2425: 2419: 2416: 2415: 2409: 2406: 2405: 2399: 2396: 2395: 2389: 2386: 2385: 2379: 2376: 2375: 2369: 2366: 2365: 2359: 2356: 2355: 2354:Western World 2349: 2346: 2345: 2339: 2336: 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1736: 1731: 1729: 1725: 1721: 1717: 1713: 1708: 1706: 1701: 1697: 1696:Potomac River 1693: 1689: 1685: 1681: 1679: 1678: 1674:(DD-417) and 1673: 1672: 1666: 1662: 1658: 1657: 1651: 1650: 1645: 1644: 1643:San Francisco 1640: 1636: 1632: 1628: 1624: 1620: 1616: 1615:Dahlgren, Va. 1612: 1611:Yorktown, Va. 1608: 1604: 1600: 1596: 1595: 1585: 1583: 1581: 1577: 1573: 1565: 1561: 1559: 1555: 1551: 1547: 1542: 1540: 1536: 1532: 1528: 1521: 1513: 1509: 1508:Montauk Point 1505: 1504: 1499: 1494: 1492: 1488: 1484: 1480: 1479: 1472: 1468: 1463: 1461: 1457: 1456: 1450: 1446: 1445: 1440: 1436: 1432: 1428: 1424: 1420: 1412: 1410: 1406: 1404: 1400: 1396: 1392: 1387: 1382: 1380: 1379:Scotch whisky 1377: 1373: 1369: 1364: 1361: 1356: 1352: 1348: 1343: 1339: 1332: 1328: 1324: 1320: 1316: 1308: 1306: 1304: 1300: 1296: 1292: 1288: 1283: 1281: 1277: 1276: 1269: 1266: 1262: 1258: 1254: 1250: 1246: 1242: 1237: 1232: 1228: 1224: 1217: 1213: 1206: 1202: 1195: 1191: 1187: 1182: 1178: 1171: 1164: 1160: 1156: 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B. Young 1342:J. B. Young 1323:Prohibition 1309:Prohibition 849:sailed for 708:to relieve 558:World War I 538:Hawes Shoal 471:New Bedford 269:30 May 1936 182:spring 1917 119:16 May 1908 2512:1908 ships 2491:Categories 2404:Cap Arcona 2384:Challenger 2288:Berengaria 2170:HMAS  2119:HMAS  2060:Reindeer I 2038:Shipwrecks 1992:29 January 1904:References 1879:Pocahontas 1748:(DE-113). 1603:Portsmouth 1525:s plight, 1474:destroyer 1391:Salvatrice 1295:Pocahontas 1236:s hawser. 1199:s line to 1099:destroyers 874:subchasers 748:icebreaker 728:Cape North 487:Ivy League 467:Curtis Bay 412:cutter, a 384:1-pounders 371:Complement 351:Propulsion 2450:ARP  2439:ARP  2278:Hougomont 2219:USS  2192:HMS  2121:Encounter 2080:Prométhée 2048:HMS  1893:The Times 1806:Citations 1684:Acushnet' 1372:Harbinger 1347:Nantucket 1229:let slip 1045:Submarine 1019:Acushnet' 813:Acushnet' 809:Angouleme 794:Acushnet' 763:Acushnet' 691:Bird Rock 583:USS  542:Cape Poge 534:Tom Shoal 452:Baltimore 414:U.S. Navy 406:Baltimore 2448:24 Dec: 2431:22 Dec: 2421:17 Oct: 2411:11 Oct: 2381:23 Sep: 2325:14 Jun: 2305:15 May: 2298:Lochearn 2295:14 May: 2285:11 May: 2275:20 Apr: 2265:13 Mar: 2258:Acushnet 2254:28 Feb: 2247:Nordland 2244:21 Feb: 2228:10 Feb: 2201:30 Jan: 2190:22 Jan: 2148:14 Nov: 2138:14 Oct: 2128:27 Sep: 2117:14 Sep: 2097:26 Jul: 2087:22 Jul: 2067:19 May: 2057:12 Mar: 2046:26 Jan: 1976:24 April 1964:Acushnet 1951:24 April 1937:Acushnet 1796:Acushnet 1784:Acushnet 1780:Acushnet 1775:Acushnet 1769:Acushnet 1761:Acushnet 1740:Acushnet 1735:Acushnet 1714:reached 1712:Acushnet 1700:Acushnet 1631:Acushnet 1594:Acushnet 1580:Acushnet 1572:Acushnet 1564:Acushnet 1556:off the 1550:Acushnet 1539:Acushnet 1527:Acushnet 1487:Acushnet 1467:Acushnet 1449:Acushnet 1439:Acushnet 1435:Acushnet 1419:Acushnet 1403:Fantensa 1399:Acushnet 1395:Acushnet 1386:Acushnet 1368:Acushnet 1355:Acushnet 1338:schooner 1331:Acushnet 1327:Acushnet 1317:and the 1299:Acushnet 1291:Guilford 1287:Acushnet 1273:SS  1253:Powhatan 1241:Powhatan 1231:Acushnet 1227:Powhatan 1223:Powhatan 1212:Powhatan 1205:Acushnet 1181:Acushnet 1170:Powhatan 1163:Acushnet 1159:Powhatan 1151:Acushnet 1091:Powhatan 1082:Powhatan 1073:Acushnet 1056:Acushnet 1035:Acushnet 1031:Hercules 991:Acushnet 975:Acushnet 965:Helvetia 957:Acushnet 942:Mahoning 938:Acushnet 933:Acushnet 925:Acushnet 910:Acushnet 905:Acushnet 893:Acushnet 882:Acushnet 872:, where 862:Acushnet 847:Acushnet 827:Acushnet 817:Acushnet 805:Acushnet 786:Acushnet 744:Acushnet 736:Acushnet 724:Acushnet 718:Acushnet 706:Acushnet 687:Iroquois 679:Acushnet 640:Acushnet 620:Acushnet 608:Acushnet 585:Acushnet 525:schooner 515:and the 463:Acushnet 456:Acushnet 431:Acushnet 393:Acushnet 379:Armament 322:860 tons 298:Stricken 266:Acquired 259:Acushnet 224:Acquired 218:Acushnet 179:Acquired 173:Acushnet 137:Acushnet 116:Launched 94:Namesake 88:Acushnet 52:Acushnet 2452:Tacuary 2441:Tacuary 2434:Navemar 2414:Mulbera 2401:6 Oct: 2394:Lawhill 2391:1 Oct: 2374:Quersee 2371:3 Sep: 2351:8 Aug: 2344:Otranto 2341:4 Aug: 2318:Mulbera 2315:8 Jun: 2221:Whipple 2217:8 Feb: 2194:Rainbow 2107:4 Aug: 2077:7 Jul: 1939:, 1908" 1874:Chemung 1848:7 April 1826:4 March 1677:Gleaves 1552:in the 1535:Herndon 1520:Herndon 1512:Herndon 1503:Herndon 1265:Gresham 1249:Ossipee 1216:Ossipee 1194:Ossipee 1190:Gresham 1177:Ossipee 1146:Gresham 1140:Ossipee 1124:Ossipee 1110:Sharkey 1087:Antwerp 771:Stanley 751:Stanley 671:Ontario 602:Cadoras 598:Halifax 594:Cadoras 564:as the 261:(AT-63) 104:Builder 64:History 2424:Brulin 2256:USCGC 2131:Nevada 1914:  1750:Sciota 1724:Havana 1716:Balboa 1705:ATO-63 1671:Morris 1656:Nereus 1649:Quincy 1617:, and 1605:, the 1478:Henley 1476:USCGD 1453:USCGC 1345:, off 1275:Polias 1257:Relief 1245:Relief 1144:USCGC 1122:USCGC 1113:, and 1097:, two 999:YC-289 950:Salvor 779:German 755:Keynor 740:Sydney 714:Souris 710:Sonoma 665:Sonoma 629:rudder 540:, off 505:Cressy 481:, and 327:Length 216:USCGC 135:USCGC 2328:Hyūga 2172:Yarra 2100:Niobe 1942:(PDF) 1877:, ex- 1567:' 1523:' 1515:' 1455:Tampa 1431:Alert 1334:' 1234:' 1219:' 1210:s to 1208:' 1197:' 1184:' 1173:' 1166:' 1129:Leary 1115:USAT 1104:Leary 1080:USAT 1076:' 977:took 790:Cicoa 775:Cicoa 759:Gaspé 646:with 536:, or 429:USRC 364:knots 362:12.5 359:Speed 354:steam 343:Draft 86:USRC 2478:1933 2465:1931 2237:I-55 2231:I-54 2210:Roma 1994:2020 1978:2010 1953:2010 1927:here 1872:USS 1850:2021 1828:2021 1669:USS 1592:USS 1460:S-19 1451:and 1444:S-19 1429:and 1263:and 1157:had 1107:and 985:and 730:and 473:and 382:two 335:Beam 306:Fate 257:USS 254:Name 232:Fate 213:Name 187:Fate 171:USS 168:Name 144:Fate 83:Name 2334:I-4 2331:, 1654:ex- 1136:SOS 1040:G-2 868:at 712:at 54:at 2493:: 2437:, 2234:, 2207:, 2050:M2 1968:. 1944:. 1718:, 1707:. 1629:, 1613:, 1433:, 1405:. 1259:. 1120:. 1101:, 920:. 734:. 654:, 544:, 477:, 442:, 374:38 2024:e 2017:t 2010:v 1996:. 1980:. 1966:" 1955:. 1935:" 1929:. 1881:? 1852:. 1043:( 111:. 34:. 20:)

Index

USCGC Acushnet (1908)
USCGC Acushnet

Norfolk Navy Yard

United States Revenue Cutter Service
Acushnet, Massachusetts
Newport News, Virginia
United States Navy
U.S. Coast Guard
knots
1-pounders
revenue cutter
Newport News, Virginia
Baltimore
United States Revenue Cutter Service
U.S. Navy
U.S. Coast Guard
Woods Hole, Massachusetts
Buzzard's Bay
Nantucket Shoals
Revenue Cutter Service Depot
Baltimore
Curtis Bay
New Bedford
Marblehead, Massachusetts
New London, Connecticut
Norfolk, Virginia
Ivy League
Fall River, Mass.

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