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USCGC Itasca (1929)

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received the last transmission from Earhart's aircraft and after receiving no further messages she assumed that the aircraft had gone into the ocean.
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and other Navy and Coast Guard vessels continued the search operation in the area until 16 July when the search was called off.
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escorting convoys DS 33 and SD 33, and escorted convoys KMF 3, MKF 3, KMF 5, MKF 5, KMF 7 and MKF 7 between England and the
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immediately headed to the area of the last radio transmission and started search operations northward of Howland Island.
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after arrival in England; and was assigned to the 40th Escort Group escorting trade convoys between England and
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in the Pacific. In 1941, it was transferred to the United Kingdom and served as a convoy escort in
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launched on 16 November 1929 and commissioned 12 July 1930. It acted as "picket ship" supporting
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attempt, and was the last vessel in radio contact with her as she was supposed to be reaching
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In 1934 it was used to settle the first wave of colonists that were involved in the
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then resumed escorting eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean convoys until refit in
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escorted eastern Mediterranean convoys from March 1944 until assigned to the
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was returned to the United States on 23 April 1946 and re-designated USCGC
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Safford, Laurance F. with Warren, Cameron A. and Payne, Robert R.
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was then assigned to the 42nd Escort Group with sister ship
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when she made her 1937 attempt to fly around the world.
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List of corvette and sloop classes of the Royal Navy
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Index

USCGC Itasca
USCGC Itasca (1929)
Lake Itasca
General Engineering & Dry Dock Company
Alameda, California
Royal Navy
Lend-Lease

Gorleston
Lake-class
cutter
USCG
Banff-class
sloop
RN
General Electric
shp
electric motor
boilers
knots
5 inch gun
depth charges
20 mm Oerlikon
.50 BMG
Lake-class
cutter
United States Coast Guard
Amelia Earhart's 1937 world flight
Howland island
World War II

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