The need to create berthing space for female Coast Guard members isnt just for the water. A British destroyer was noted standing in the same direction. The Schenck sighted friendly aircraft at 0950 on the 2nd and asked whether SC-114 had been sighted. Youre tuned to WMEC Forward 9-1-1 on your radio dial," BMC James Jordans voice rumbles over the intercom through passageways and berthing areas of theCGC Forward (WMEC-911) with thumping hip-hop music in the background. On the 15th the task force began escorting the Casablanca section of the convoy into port where they moored the next day. On 9 February 1943, Duane stood out of St. John's harbor to escort USS Orizaba (AP-24) to Boston and arrived there on the 12th. Twenty five minutes later the submarine, later ascertained to be the U-175, sank stern first. For the first time in 20 years, sea pay increased by $55 per month for afloat assignments. The List of United States Coast Guard Cutters is a listing of all cutters to have been commissioned by the United States Coast Guard during the history of that service. On 9 August 1942, Duane stood out of Reykjavik in company with a Navy destroyer to rendezvous with an Iceland-bound convoy. Patrols off the coast of Viet Nam were three weeks each, with one WHEC remaining in the Gulf of Thailand to offer support to ground troops with their long range five-inch guns. She was sold in 1804. Seven hours later she sighted what appeared to be a stick of bombs on the port beam exploding on the surface at the horizon. Jordan recites the weather and the plan of the day for the rousing crewmembers, while never breaking from the disc jockey character he plays so well. Weighing anchor on 18 October 1942 to shift anchorage, the steering gear jammed and investigation showed that a vertical shaft on the follow-up link system had been subjected to severe strain and had twisted about 25 degrees. I knew I wanted to go afloat out of A-school to get rated sea time so that it would help me in my future career, LaRue said. In 1951 she assisted SS Jytte Skou and towed the disable fishing vessel Catherine Amirault to safety in September 1954 and towed SS Helga Boege to Bermuda in 1956 after that vessel became disabled. Then it was realized that he meant another submarine. Two hours later she sighted the convoy 12 miles distant and notified Babbitt. 2 of assault craft departed followed at ten minute intervals by waves No. Five minutes later the Spencer ordered Duane to close her and take over the contact. Here are some dog photos to make you smile. On 18 April 1955 the tug Edmond J. Moran rendezvoused with the Galloway, but not before the Coast Guard received word that yet another commercial vessel was in trouble. They then proceeded to make a similar change to two other 65-foot cutters operated by Sector New York. Weve opened up a lot of the smaller cutters with enlisted females, which have always been in higher demand for the females due to the shorter underway time and the family life you can have when youre only away for two to three weeks versus two to three months, she said. While escorting Convoy SC-95 in company with the Navy destroyer USS Schenck (DD-159), Duane, early on 15 August 1942, heard two explosions, followed by white rockets and snowflakes. Thinking he was still on the ship he was shocked on breaking above water and seeing the ship about a hundred feet from him and headed away. One night at about 11 p.m., the boarding team was awakened to board a vessel the bridge watch spotted leaving Haiti. 45-48. Her last patrol mission was to the Bo De River area where she fired her 1,776th round on 4 July 1968. On 12 January 1944, Duane was en route independently to Norfolk where she moored on the 16th at the Norfolk Navy Yard. 10) Eagle -Launched sometime in 1793. The Duane, serving as the flagship for Coast Guard Squadron Three, also hosted the change of command ceremonies when CAPT John E. Day was relieved as the commanding officer of Coast Guard Squadron Three by CAPT Sherman K. Frick on 6 May 1968 in Subic Bay. 1941: 3 x 5"/51 (single mount); 3 x 3"/50 (single mount);4 x .50 caliber Browning MG; 2 x depth charge racks; 1 x "Y" gun depth charge projector. When Admiral Fagan commissioned in 1985, only five years after the first women graduated from the academy, she was one of just 16 commissioned female ensigns only 8 percent of her graduating class. . The weather was partly sunny with a visibility (from the flying bridge) of five to seven miles and a sea of two to four foot swells. Arriving at Argentia on May 5, Duane began escorting SS Sabine Sun to Boston on the 8th, and arrived there on the 12th. I do year-round career counseling with all the females in the Coast Guard that are interested in afloat assignments, working on resumes and timetables for them to go afloat, when should they get underway, when do they have to get underway. Potter came up to the bridge, and he also saw the object. In 1950 she served on Ocean Station How from 1 to 22 February and again from 12 December to 4 January 1951. [1][2] They carry the ship prefix USCGC. Two hours later a smoke screen was laid down west of the Duane to prevent attack on shipping by shore batteries, followed by another screen along the western edge of the Inner Red Transport Area. This service was placed under the control of the Treasury Department. Alternatively known as the system of cutters, Revenue Service, and Revenue-Marine this service was officially named the Revenue Cutter Service (12 Stat. MAJGEN O'Daniels and part of the operational staff (HQ Co., 3rd Infantry Division) departed Duane in an LCVP at 1044. From 24 February to 14 March 1959 she served on Ocean Station Delta. Even though there were only six Coast Guardsmen on board the cargo ship, there were many more back at the Forward supporting them. The Duane escorted the American Importer safely into St. John's, Newfoundland the next day. The Coast Guard plans to reassign the vessel after an overhaul. On 19 August 1943, Duane proceeded to Gibraltar with Task Force 64 and the next day departed as escort to convoy GUS-12. The coordination part will go away, but the advocacy for women afloat will stay. She was built at Charleston, South Carolina for service in South Carolina and nearby waters. L., 639) in 1863. When the boat came alongside, a ladder was put over. Seamen, firemen, and junior petty officers gather on the mess deck of the Forward just about every night to become proficient in damage control, the only hope the crew will have to save their ship if something should happen underway. An SC escorted two vessels to Curacao while an unescorted ship from Curacao joined. On the 23rd of March she proceeded to Casco Bay arriving on the 27th for anti-submarine exercises, attack teacher drill, and instructions in range-finding. In 1790, Congress authorized the Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, to create a maritime service to enforce customs laws (1 Stat. At 0572 the search was abandoned and at 0900 a new search was begun to the westward on a rectangular pattern. COBB; WPG 181, GRESHAM (1946 USCG); WAVP 387; WHEC 387; ex-WILLOUGHBY, HACKBERRY (1945); ex-USA T 187; CG 65024D, HAMILTON (1921 USCG); ALEXANDER HAMILTON; ex-USS VICKSBURG, HAMILTON (1937); ALEXANDER HAMILTON; WPG 34, HEATHER (1947 USCG); ACM 7; WAGL 331; WLB 331, HERNDON; USS; (1931 USCG); CG DESTROYER CG 17, INGHAM (SAMUEL D. INGHAM, 1936); WPG 35; WAGC 35; WHEC 35, ITASCA (1930); LATER HMS GORLESTON, Y 92; LATER WPG 321, IVY (1947 USCG); ACM 5; WAGL 329; WLB 329, JASMINE (1866); later WILLIAM E. CHANDLER, JOHN A. DIX (1865); a.k.a. The Revenue Marine and the Revenue Cutter Service, as it was known variously throughout the late 18th and the 19th centuries, referred to its ships as cutters. For two days the cutter escorted the freighter while awaiting the arrival of the tug. She also served on Ocean Station Baker from 28 April to 20 May), Ocean Station Easy form 12 July to 1 August, and on Ocean Station Dog from 1 to 22 October. 4. He went to the flying bridge for a breath of fresh air with a pair of binoculars hung around his neck. She then earned the sobriquet "Queen of the Squadron," echoing her nickname during the next decade of "Queen of the Fleet." By rules, one person had to stay on or in the boat at all times. For official information about the. Her keel was laid on 1 May 1935 and she was launched and christened by Ms. Mai Duane on 3 June 1936. They went on to serve as amphibious task force flagships, as search-and-rescue (SAR) ships during the Korean War, on weather patrol, and as naval gunfire support ships during Vietnam. She served on Ocean Station Delta from 15 July to 5 August. - A tug boat towing a barge from New Jersey was disabled and adrift 30 miles offshore. It was while on weather patrol on 9 February 1942 that Duane picked up a strong echo on the echo-ranging machine, about 500 yards distant on the port beam. 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She was located another 100 miles to the southeast of Duane and Myrto. The men and women of the Coast Guard work on more than 31 medium- and high-endurance cutters. The Coast Guard at War V: Transports and Escorts. They are 65 feet (19.8m) or greater in length and have a permanently assigned crew with accommodations aboard. Mason wasnt part of that effort her duties extend only to women who serve afloat and said the part of her job devoted to finding female berthing is coming to an end as the Coast Guard continues its modernization. A P-47 fighter was observed falling and crashed into the sea, bursting into flames. During her four Market Time patrols, she was at sea during for a total of 111 days. Even as more women enter the service, keeping them there can be a challenge. On the 22nd the escort vessels detached from the convoy and the Duane after refueling at Santa Lucia returned to Trinidad on the 25th. Sometime later these became known simply as "ocean stations." It seems that back in those days, there was a competition to see who could row across the Atlantic the fastest. Because the air passenger trade was expanding both at home and overseas, the Coast Guard believed that cutter-based aircraft would be essential for future high-seas search and rescue. Certain rates have requirements that you have to have a certain amount of years afloat, so it is a requirement for advancement. Still later in her stand-by period Duane participated in the search for a yacht that was missing southwest of Bermuda. She took charge of the main convoy on the 16th as the cutter Campbell (WPG-32) and a British escort vessel searched for a submarine. Fortunately, the American Importer, which was in constant Morse code radio contact with the Duane, remained afloat. Duane's father was the editor of the Philadelphia Aurora, a leading newspaper of the Democratic party. She was sold in 1800. 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From: A Coast Guard Cutter Valiant crewmember frees a baby, to A crewmember from the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant releases. Difficulty was encountered with SS Peter Helms, which was repeatedly cautioned about smoke. Departing Boston Duane passed through the Cape Cod Canal on 10 April in a heavy snow storm. A USCG C-130 plane flew overhead in case pumps needed to be dropped. Thats an issue the service has been working to eradicate for years and is on the cusp of doing so, a move expected to help boost womens careers in the service and increase retention. The main convoy was sighted on the 15th and Duane turned her ships over to it and returned to Reykjavik. She was sold in 1798.. 9) South Carolina -Launched in 1792. These operations called for off-shore patrols of up to three weeks. QM3 Stan Barnes was on watch with Ens. 2 hold taking on water. The Duane made a run on the target, releasing at five second intervals seven large depth charges (600 lbs.) Duane stood out of Casablanca on 21 June 1943, in company with Spencer, Campbell, and three Navy destroyers for a sweep before convoy departure and the next day joined the escort of the Casablanca section of convoy GUS-8A which they joined shortly after noon, relieving the British escort. This rigorous training is squeezed in between their normal eight-hour workday and eight hours of watch. On November 1st and 2nd men were transferred from two of the convoyed vessels to Duane for medical treatment. Fires were still burning or smoldering in the hills and frequent detonations were presumed to be demolitions by Navy units. The 21 foot custom-built, self-righting boat "Puffin" which is valued at $6,000, paid OS Delta a one hour 21 minute visit today. Air coverage appeared and the plane was asked to search for the three stragglers. During one attempt Duane's commanding officer, first lieutenant, and members of the deck force were struck by a whipping hawser. He had jumped in soon after the submarine had surfaces. On the 5th the search for survivors continued in company with Tampa. General quarters was sounded and one embarrassing depth charge was released, set for 300 feet. Here she conducted four Grand Banks patrols, from October through December, 1939, completing her final patrol on 12 January 1940. Barnes called down to the bridge through the pipe and told Ens. The Duane made smoke as various alerts were given from the 18th to the 21st with shore and ship batteries frequently firing on unidentified planes. Other services have a rate for sea pay that increases with sea time, but it does not vary between platforms or mission areas, explained Blevins. Crewmembers Mr. John Hoare of Lancastshire, England and Mr. David Johnstone, of Surrey, England appeared none the worse for spending the past 83 days at sea aboard the cramped quarters on the "Puffin." The Duane eased her spare parts shortage by stripping her sister cutter Spencer, which had been decommissioned earlier. Women had been assigned to Morro Bay previously, but couldnt always be accommodated for some of their duties due to a lack of berthing. At 0300 that morning the towing watch reported Arlesiana was drifting up Duane's port side going downwind stern-first. 8) Diligence - Launched sometime in June or July of 1792. On 24 April 1984 she towed the disabled sailboat Sandpiper 400 miles east of Montauk Point to safety and in March of 1985 she medevaced a crewman from the Greek merchant vessel Buena Vista, 400 miles off Cape Cod. Paul Ledbetter with the Office of Cutter Forces. On 19 April 1942 Duane was joined by the cutter Bibb (WPG-31) on antisubmarine exercises. A good Samaritan notified Sector Key West watchstanders of a [] My job is somewhat more transitioning into a women afloat career counseling position as well, she said. Three merchant vessels joined the convoy from Curacao escorted by an SC which escorted one of the convoy vessels back to that port. In August, 1979, the cutter underwent a 1.5 million dollar rehabilitation at the Bethlehem Steel Shipyard in East Boston. On 22 April 1955 Duane attempted to get Arlesiana in tow but the line parted each time. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. A report had been received by radio on the "BN" broadcast that two submarines were operating in the vicinity. She was believed reasonably safe as no submarines were reported in the vicinity, the convoy, it was believed, having successfully evaded those contacted on the 14th and 15th. On 16 through 17 February 1966 Duane escorted SS American Importer from 200 miles east of St. John's, to that port [see the above narrative by Jay Schmidt for more information on this rescue]. The convoy anchored near Ambrose Lightship late on the 10th in a thick fog, moving into the harbor on the 12th of July, 1943. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1990. She next served on Ocean Station Echo from 12 March to 3 April and then from 5 May to 18 June she served on Ocean Station Bravo. During the time prior to her deployment to Vietnam, Duane also carried out a number of assistance and search and rescue cases. From 4 to 27 April that same year she served on Ocean Station Able. From 23 July to 14 August of 1956 she served on Ocean Station Delta. Radioman Second Class Rick Moison joked that when the American Importer crewmen saw the Duane coming over the horizon, they were thinking, "How can we help you?" While moored at Hvalfjordur on 3 August 1942 Duane, on orders got underway and proceeded down the fjord to search for a submarine reported to be 20 miles southwest of Reykjavik. he asked. Her first master was John Foster Williams. The cutter came to the rescue of a fishing vessel that was on fire 100 miles offshore. Rod Powers was a retired Air Force First Sergeant with 22 years of active duty service. USCGC Bering Strait (WAVP-382), later WHEC-382, was a Casco-class United States Coast Guard cutter in service from 1948 to 1971. The mid-1970s were a period of transition for the Coast Guard with the passage of the Fisheries Conservation and Management Act and the nation's shift towards increased interdiction of narcotics smugglers. Contents 1 420' Healy class Icebreaker (WAGB) Fire Control Radar: (1945) Mk-26; (1966) Mk-26 MOD 4
On the 8th she stood through a thick fog to locate the escort task unit of convoy ONS-167, but was unable to do so and was ordered to proceed St. John's where she moored at 1625. It was 9:30 at night. Log entries indicated the men were getting discouraged and were on short rations. We don't like the bombs. MK-2 Browning MG, 2 x MK-13 high altitude parachute flare mortars. Prior to this change, the sea pay budget was approximately $22 million annually for 8,900 members who are assigned to cutters. This time for Training Availability and Refresher Training in Guantanamo Bay where her crew earned several "Es". Have you ever wondered what it's like to live on a US Coast Guard Cutter? She asked if he could accept a female Boatswains Mate Third Class. But twenty four hours after leaving Portland, Maine, she responded to a vessel in distress. 1937: 12 officers, 4 warrants, 107 enlisted; HF/DF: (1942) DAR (converted British FH3?). For most of the next twenty years, Duane and her sisters, except Taney which was stationed in the Pacific, alternated duty between weather stations Charlie (850 miles northeast of St. Johns, Newfoundland), Bravo (250 miles northeast of Cape St. Charles, Labrador); Delta (located 650 miles southeast of Argentia); and Echo (850 miles east northeast of Bermuda). The commandant of the Coast Guard ordered the increase of patrol lengths for all the medium- and high-endurance cutters in the fleet by 10 days and decreased the frequency of mid-patrol breaks for the crew in response to the nations national security needs at home and abroad. Further, most 270-foot cutters are over 30 years old. Leaving for Palermo on that date she returned to Bizerte on the 29th of October and remained there until the 13th of November. The Babbitt being unable to maintain this speed, due to the heavy seas, was directed to continue at best speed. General quarters was sounded and one embarrassing depth charge was released, set for 300 feet The Historian's Office maintains a file on most of these vessels. At 1110 Duane was ordered to take station ahead as Spencer was dropping back through the convoy following a contact on which she had already dropped two patterns of depth charges. The crew sought to combat illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing and other maritime threats across the Pacific to protect the United States and our partner's resource security and sovereignty. CGC Duane underway at sea during World War II, The "Treasury" class Coast Guard cutters (sometimes referred to as the "Secretary" or 327-foot class) were all named for former secretaries of the Treasury Department. On the 13th she met a British destroyer and two other vessels searching for derelicts and survivors from the convoy. The List of United States Coast Guard Cutters is a listing of all cutters to have been commissioned by the United States Coast Guard during the history of that service. Her first master was Hopley Yeaton. On September 3rd the Norfolk section departed. Proceeding to Norfolk with Campbell on 2 October 1943 she was again underway en route Casablanca on the 5th as escort for convoy UGS-20 in company with Campbell and eight Navy destroyers. At 2046 all ships in the vicinity began operating their smoke generators. Improvements included a $550,000 sewage holding system which could be connected when in port to a city's sewage treatment system; a $400,000 replacement of all asbestos pipe shielding with calcium silicate, resin and rubber; and more than $100,000 worth of improvements in the crew's living quarters. 7) Virginia -Launched sometime in 1791. On 9 July 1980 she responded to another fishing vessel that reported taking on water. The U.S. Coast Guard wants to retire its oldest cutter on the Great Lakes, the 57-year-old cutter Buckthorn. Word was received that Myrto had broken away from White River making a total of three vessels adrift with three more waiting to be able to take them under tow again. She was the only woman aboard Polar Star for the first set of orders, Biden said. Within two days, five vessels were seized as they tried to make their way to Cuba to pick up passengers. The Ingham was instructed to bring the two convoyed ships together and the Duane continued to search for others during the afternoon, Ingham's radar being superior, the Duane took over the escort of the two ships and Ingham began to search for the others. U.S. Coast Guard Cutters & Craft, 1946-1990. On the 20th the Casablanca section detached with Duane, Campbell and three Navy escorts and moored at Casablanca on the 21st. The Duane charged into the 20 foot seas and headed towards the crippled freighter at about 8 knots. The American Importer stayed for repairs, and the Duane's crew got one night's unexpected liberty ashore after spending the day breaking ice off all exposed surfaces. The Duane's surfboat then shuttled the survivors from their lifeboats to safety on board the cutter. Coast Guard Cutter Confidence's crew alerted Sector Key West watchstanders of a migrant vessel, Jan. 9, at [] Of the Coast Guard's white-hull patrol cutter fleet, the NSC is the largest and most technologically sophisticated in the Coast Guard. On June 1, the Coast Guard made history with the ascension of Adm. Linda Fagan to its top position as commandant, relieving outgoing commandant Adm. Karl Schultz. plot. She departed Oakland on 7 September 1939 and arrived at her new homeport of Boston on 22 September 1939. From 5 to 26 September 1952 she served on Ocean Station Bravo and from 24 November to 14 December of 1952 she served on Ocean Station Hotel. No attempt was made to bring her back into the convoy as she was several hours ahead of the convoy, had air coverage, and would arrive at port with survivors, some of whom might require prompt medical care, before the convoy. She continued with her weather station patrols. The Robert W. "Goehring Incident" was provided by a former Duane crewman. Duane then returned to her permanent homeport of Oakland, arriving on 25 February 1937. The "Puffin" which departed Virginia Beach, Virginia on May 21st is bound for England. From 27 February to 21 March of 1951 Duane served on Ocean Station Easy. A minute later Spencer opened fire and Duane went ahead at full speed toward the submarine and after clearing her line of fire so as not to hit Spencer also opened fire. TCY Cutters. Deckhands waited on the Forwards boat deck to pull their shipmates to safety after their mission was complete. Duane stood out of Reykjavik, Iceland, on 10 June 1942, escorting a 15-ship convoy ONSJ-102, with two Navy destroyers to join up with the eastbound convoy ONS-102. McCulloch maintained the distinction as the largest revenue cutter, and later USCG cutter, during its 20-year career. After 48 years of continuous service the U.S. Coast Guard decommissioned the Morgenthau on April 18, 2017, and the ship was sold to Vietnam. That evening six merchant vessels joined from Aruba escorted by two SCs, which later returned to Aruba. Historian's Office Ships & Aircrafts The U.S. Revenue Steamer Perry, circa 1890 After passing navigational charts, water, magazines the past two days copies of the "Press" and the taking of numerous pictures by crewmembers of the "Duane," Mr. Hoare reboarded the "Puffin." Mason said its important to provide as many afloat opportunities as possible to female Coast Guard members, as it can affect their career. But these were the only two recorded instances of such behavior. "The skies are clear, the temperature is 86 degrees, and were currently about 15 nautical miles off the coast of the northern claw of Haiti.. The Duane left Coast Guard service on 1 August 1985 and was laid up in Boston for a number of years. The crew of the Forward wakes up to Jordans radio personality voice just about every morning theyre underway. Shipwreck Survey of a Portion of Ocean Beach Golden Gate National Recreation
She was advised to return to Reykjavik. Her first master was Robert Cochrane. Once back in the U.S., Duane returned to ocean station-duty. In addition, her crew boarded 32 vessels and inspected 388 steel-hulled and 5,211 wooden-hulled vessels. After a while, they were on their way happy to have made our acquaintance. The analyses on sea-going missions provided insight into these three factors. This was undoubtedly the cause of the accident to the steering gear. Several hours later Duane was ordered to assist the cutter Ingham (WPG-35) in a search. Every day is usually marked by fire drills, boat-lowering details, law enforcement boardings, or flight quarters. Wave #1 landed on Yellow Beach at 0800 and seven minutes later LCTs were proceeding toward the beach. At first she seemed to have the outline of SS Norluna and that vessel was consequently believed to be the ship that had been torpedoed. 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