Departing the Navy Yard on the 7th she underwent a series of tests and returned to the Yard on the 19th for a period of availability until the 28th when she moved to N.O.B. The Duane resumed the search until 2158 when she was ordered to proceed to Reykjavik. Not all of the crew were pleased with these patrols and on at least two occasions, crewmen sabotaged the cutter's engines prior to being deployed on extended patrols, once in November 1976 and again in April 1978. On 19 April 1942 Duane was joined by the cutter Bibb (WPG-31) on antisubmarine exercises. Five hours later she dropped a five charge pattern on a good underwater contact with no apparent results, searching the vicinity for two hours without regaining contact. The New York section six ships broke off on the 8th with Duane (flag), Spencer, Campbell and a Navy destroyer as escort. At 0700 on that day Campbell augmented the escort force. You know youre doing a good thing when you can make people look forward to waking up in the morning, said Jordan. Every operation requires the participation of everyone onboard. In May of 1966, two British journalists under contract to The People, a London Sunday newspaper, attempted to row across the Atlantic from the U.S. to England. Fire Control Radar: (1945) Mk-26; (1966) Mk-26 MOD 4 Cutter File, US Coast Guard Historian's Office. At 0700 the next morning the crew of Civonney set their ship afire as well as opened her sea cocks in an attempt to scuttle her. 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. That same evening another request for assistance was received from SS Galloway. Ordered to proceed to St. John's, Newfoundland, Duane encountered a disabled ship from convoy ONS-163 screened by a British escort early on the 7th and later two stragglers from the same convoy. In the late seventies, Mr. Goehring had become a Rear Admiral and commanded the Boston District. 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. 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Guest Quarters. 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 Duane concluded her day by firing two more rounds for a patrol-total of 1,778 rounds fired during 17 naval gunfire support missions during her four Market Time patrols. She trained for three weeks at Fleet Training Group at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba before her deployment. The cutter Bibb was on scene but her patrol period was over. SPECIFICATIONS FOR SIX SCHOONERS FOR THE U.S. REVENUE SERVICE 4) Massachusetts -Launched on 15 July 1791. The Legend-class cutter, also known as the National Security Cutter ( NSC) and Maritime Security Cutter, Large, is the largest active patrol cutter class of the United States Coast Guard. Although capsized, the small craft contained one set of oars, binoculars, a direction finding receiver, cameras, exposed film, compass charts, food and personal items. In early September, hurricane Faith hit the Atlantic. In mid-1937 her name was shortened to merely "Duane." NAUGATUCK, TAMAROA (1946 USCG); ATF 95; WAT/WMEC 166; ex-ZUNI, TAMPA (1947); WPG 164; ex-SARANAC; ex-SEBEC, TANEY (1936); WPG/WHEC 37; ROGER B. TANEY, TRILLIUM (1945 AUS); (1946 USCG); WAK 170, UNALGA (1946 USCG); AKA 215; WAK 185; ex-TIPTON, UPSHUR (ABEL P.; 1931 USCG); CG DESTROYER CG 15, VAN SANTVOORT (1857); later COEUR DE LEON, WAINWRIGHT (1926 USCG); CG DESTROYER CG 24, WESTWIND (1944 & 1952 USCG); (transferred to USSR 1945); WAG/WAGB 281, WILLIAM J. DUANE (1936); WPG / WHEC 33; later DUANE, WILLOW (1947 USCG); ACM 8; WAGL / WLB 332, WISTARIA (1933); WAGL/WLI 254 (a.k.a. At 0300 that morning the towing watch reported Arlesiana was drifting up Duane's port side going downwind stern-first. These Duane took aboard. 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. The first ten cutters were:[4]. Arriving at Argentia on 2 April 1943, Duane remained moored until 11 April when she became part of CTU 24.1.3, which included Spencer, as flagship, and four British escorts. He commented on the excellence of the attack. At 0617 Wave No, 1 of assault craft departed and a minute later fire was observed in the LCT convoy, astern to port, either a burning vessel or barrage balloon on fire. 2 hold taking on water. Her first master was Patrick Dennis. Lieutenant [Robert W.] Goehring was the ship's gunnery officer and was back within that shield doing an inspection when one of those waves hit the ship, came over the side at the same time that the bow rose on another wave further depressing the stern. The Schenck reported being with another ship of the convoy and sighting others to the northwest. The commanding officer was hit across his right side and was knocked unconscious. U.S. Coast Guard Cutters & Craft, 1946-1990. She also served as the Navy Station Ship for three weeks while anchored in Hong Kong in March of 1968. The studies found that the 270-foot medium endurance cutters had more days away from homeport than any other class of cutter for the period reviewed. Don't bet against it." After a while, they were on their way happy to have made our acquaintance. Plans to then decommission Duane were postponed after Congressional concerns about Coast Guard coverage in the waters off Maine prompted the service to keep the aging cutter in service "for three to five years," according to the Duane's commanding officer at the time, CDR L. Nicholas Schowengerdt. 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. 2) Active - Launched on 9 April 1791 at Baltimore, Maryland. On the 10th an Army bomber over the convoy and on the 11th Army and Navy planes provided coverage. She was the third cutter to bear that name. It took less than 2 minutes, 10 seconds. Arlington, VA 22201-5424, Phone: 703.528.1775 She began screening the first vessel which had made repairs and was steaming at eight knots for St. John's. CA: United States Department of the interior, National Park Service, Golden After the completion of her reconversion in February, Duane sailed from Boston to Argentia en route to Weather Station Charlie in May 1946. During the months of June and July, 1967, she served on Ocean Station Echo. Duane departed Londonderry for Moville on 29 April 1943, and on May 1st was en route Boston in company with the Spencer. On February 2nd a U. S. bomber passed en route to base and the peaks of the mountains behind Cape Farewell, Greenland, were sighted. The term "cutter" identifies a Coast Guard vessel 65 feet in length or greater, with accommodations for a crew to live aboard. The Civonney was estimated to have 60 tons of marijuana on board. The line parted ten minutes later and the current carried the cutter's stern downstream with the bow still grounded. Alternatively known as the system of cutters, Revenue Service, and Revenue-Marine this service was officially named the Revenue Cutter Service (12 Stat. 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. 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?" Hosted by Defense Media Activity - WEB.mil, 240' Seagoing Buoy Tender/ Icebreaker (WLBB). On the 27th stood out to join Task Force 64, escorting UGS-31 to Casablanca. She departed Bizerte on the 11th. There are opportunities youll get here that you wont necessarily get on a bigger cutter where youre focused on a specific area., Cmdr. [1] [2] They carry the ship prefix USCGC . The Duane made a run on the target, releasing at five second intervals seven large depth charges (600 lbs.) On 14 June 1941 she rescued 46 survivors from the torpedoed British tanker SS Tresillian. At about 150 miles east of St. John's, Newfoundland, a 400 foot freighter, the SS American Importer was heading for Dublin and Liverpool from New York. On 2 through 25 February 1971 she served on Ocean Station Charlie and from 16 April to 9 May 1971 she was stationed on Ocean Station Delta. 221-222. Two things saved LT Goehring that day. She took over as the first woman to head the Coast Guard and the first woman to head any U.S. military service. The Duane was always known as the "Queen of the Fleet.". The first lieutenant was struck across the stomach. At that time she was the oldest U.S. warship on the active roles, truly the "Queen of the Fleet." From 23 July to 14 August of 1956 she served on Ocean Station Delta. It is hard when they shake the boat. Even before all the cutters are ready, We have gotten extremely creative, to create more opportunities for female enlisted members to serve underway, she said. People try unusual or high risk events to gain fame. L. 145, 175; 4 August 1790). The smoke generator was put in operation and a boat was lowered overboard to make smoke with portable smoke pots, laying a screen ahead of the ship. However, we are pleased to see this $55 increase and hope the members feel their time at sea is valued., An official website of the United States government, Hosted by Defense Media Activity - WEB.mil. 418' Maritime Security Cutter, Large (WMSL) (AKA National Security Cutter), 290' Medium Great Lakes Icebreaker (WAGB), 225' Juniper class USCG Seagoing Buoy Tenders (WLB), 175' Keeper class Coastal Buoy Tender (WLM), 173' Magnolia class Bay and Sound Tender (WAGL), 154' Sentinel class Fast Response Cutter (WPC), 133' White class Coastal Buoy Tender (WAGL/WLM), 87' Marine Protector Class coastal patrol boat (WPB), 75' Gasconade class river buoy tender (WLR), 75' Kankakee class river buoy tender (WLR), 418' Maritime Security Cutter, Large (WMSL), Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia, Equipment of the United States Coast Guard, Vice Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard. The Duane sank floating mine. Deckhands waited on the Forwards boat deck to pull their shipmates to safety after their mission was complete. The Bornholm sank thirty minutes after the last of her crew climbed aboard the cutter. Robert Scheina. Complement: 1937: 12 officers, 4 warrants, 107 enlisted; On 1 May 1965 the Treasury class vessels were re-designated as High Endurance Cutters or WHEC. The boarding party seized the vessel, its cargo, and arrested her five-man crew. 7) Virginia -Launched sometime in 1791. The convoy was anchored off Grotta Point, in Reykjavik's outer harbor, on the 17th without further incident. My job is somewhat more transitioning into a women afloat career counseling position as well, she said. 1945: 2 x 5"/38 (single mount); 3 x 40mm/60 (twin mount); 4 x 20mm/80 (single mount). These had only recently been implemented on a suggestion by then CDR Edward H. "Iceberg" Smith, LCDR George B. Gelly, and a more influential suggestion by President Franklin Roosevelt. MAJGEN O'Daniels and part of the operational staff (HQ Co., 3rd Infantry Division) departed Duane in an LCVP at 1044. For two days the cutter escorted the freighter while awaiting the arrival of the tug. Portland, Maine: United States Coast Guard Cutter Duane, 1985. Smoke blowing from the beaches reduced visibility. She served on Ocean Station Charlie from 18 May to 8 June 1956. At 2046 all ships in the vicinity began operating their smoke generators. She was built at Portsmouth, New Hampshire. As a result, the 270-foot medium endurance cutters were assigned to a tier five on the sea pay table which is the highest tier. A USCG C-130 plane flew overhead in case pumps needed to be dropped. Returning to Boston on March 29th, she entered drydock for repairs to her QC (underwater sound apparatus) dome and was underway to Argentia on 31 March 1943. He yelled but wasn't heard because of the strong wind. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. Cutter teams all across the Coast Guard are answering the call to duty. The deck hand took the hawser across the face causing him to fall backwards and strike his head on a depth charge rack. 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On the 18th the convoy had plane coverage and one of the British destroyers detached to proceed to Reykjavik with leaking fuel tanks and boiler trouble. Fagan arrived at that position at a time when there are still a few Coast Guard cutters afloat where women cant serve due to a lack of rack space. Duane still refused to take any action without the consent of Congress, and Jackson dismissed him after only four months of service, declaring, "He is either the weakest mortal, or the most strange composition I have ever met with.". He reported that they were alongside a Russian merchant ship 10 days ago, while downing four cups of coffee in record time. On the 21st of August, shortly after midnight, a report was received that German "E" boats were in the outer Alpha area and that one might have gotten through. Listening conditions were excellent and the search continued throughout the morning. HOME; PROFIL. On the 28th and 29th contacts were depth charged and investigated by escort vessels without results. Engineers responded to every speed and pitch command from the personnel on the bridge. E. A. STEVENS; a.k.a. She asked if he could accept a female Boatswains Mate Third Class. During the time prior to her deployment to Vietnam, Duane also carried out a number of assistance and search and rescue cases. She conducted a search for survivors of SS North Voyager in October of 1950 and in November of that same year she assisted the trawler Caracara. Then it was realized that he meant another submarine. Living Classroom. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1990. She left Algiers on the 23rd for Naples, arriving there on the 25th and the next day RADM F. J. Lowry, Commander, Eighth Amphibious Force, Mediterranean shifted his flag to Duane from USS Biscayne (AGC-18). The conning tower was smoking liberally and the submarine was moving ahead slowly, circling to the right. The cutter, Sunk as an artificial reef off Key Largo, Florida, 27 November 1987, Philadelphia Navy Yard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its not like your house where you can just go out on your front lawn and wait for the fire department. While the work may be similar to the National Security Cutters (NSC), the living quarters and maintenance requirements are vastly different on the 270-foot cutters. A P-47 fighter was observed falling and crashed into the sea, bursting into flames. The Duane began a search on the indicated location and thirty minutes later a 740-ton German U-boat surfaced about 2,700 yards from the Duane. ), Organization & Regulations Manual for 378-foot High Endurance Cutters, 1981, Bruce Barber, Luis Baez & Gary North, Structural Considerations in the Design of the POLAR Class of Coast Guard Icebreakers; SNAME (1975), Regs for Painting of Cutters & Boats, 1916, US Coast Guard Cutter Fact Sheets (alphabetical), 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. Log entries indicated the men were getting discouraged and were on short rations. No hull damage was revealed but the dome for the underwater sound projector was believed crushed and binding on the projector. 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. It was noted that the cut adjusting nut on the hydraulic end was loose and the adjusting screw out of place on the starboard side. Nothing more was heard from the Puffin, and it was not seen again. The Robert W. "Goehring Incident" was provided by a former Duane crewman. 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On the 20th Duane moored at North Gourock, Scotland, and delivered all prisoners to the custody of the British authorities and then proceeded to Londonderry arriving on 22 April 1943. The Coast Guard Cutter Oliver Berry conducts a patrol in and around American Samoa, covering 8,169 nautical miles. He had been in Barbados a year ago and up until two trips ago had been in the South Atlantic where they had sunk a six or seven thousand-ton ship full of "cement and things," bound for Moravia from Trinidad. She morred at Naples on the 12th. When Duane arrived that evening her sister cutter left for home. - A tug boat towing a barge from New Jersey was disabled and adrift 30 miles offshore. On the 17th, SS Fort Rampart, a vessel in the convoy, was torpedoed and the Canadian corvette HMCS Arvida took aboard 49 survivors, three in need of medical attention. One month after returning from this patrol Duane was off again. This change was made to ensure those members working aboard the 270-foot medium endurance cutters are appropriately compensated. Increasing signal strength indicated that they were getting closer and ships were darkened for protection. By rules, one person had to stay on or in the boat at all times. In May 1971 Duane provided support for an at-sea conference between an American ambassador, representatives of the local fishing industries and the commander of a Soviet Georges Banks fishing fleet, to settle disputes between U.S. and Soviet fishermen. From 19 September to 9 October she served on Ocean Station Bravo and from 4 to 25 December 1960 she once again served on Ocean Station Delta. Several months after leaving the Duane, I passed and was accepted to the "Ninety Day Wonder " school in New London. Duane was born in Clonmel, Ireland, in 1780 and emigrated to the United States. The speed was reduced to seven knots but during the night Peter Helms left the convoy, her master thoroughly miffed about the admonitions regarding smoke, and proceeded independently. She served on Ocean Station Echo from June to July of 1967. She was built at New York for service in New York waters. The Duane first steamed to Howland Island with supplies for the colonists on that island and also construction material to aid in the building of an emergency airfield in support of the Aviatrix Amelia Earhart's world flight, including two heavy tractors. These locations were known as Ocean Stations. From 26 October to 8 November 1947 she served on Ocean Station Able. Their only request of us was that we notify their club of their location and get some provisions in the way of candy bars, cigarettes and Playboy magazines, which we had no problem supplying. 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. She also served on Ocean Station Delta, from 15 July to 5 August of 1955. 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. The convoy scattered badly, each escort remaining with a small group of ships. Seven minutes later, as men on deck were seen jumping overboard, Duane ceased fire. 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). Obtaining a sound contact at 2,200 yards on the 31st Duane attacked with a shallow pattern of three charges but a study of the recorder trace revealed the contact as non-sub. At 0529 she grounded at Hog Neck Light on the starboard edge of the channel. On the 30th MAJGEN John W. O'Daniels and his staff reported on board to take part in assault practice exercises on the 31st. Women had been assigned to Morro Bay previously, but couldnt always be accommodated for some of their duties due to a lack of berthing. Larger cutters (over 179 feet in length) are under control of Area Commands (Atlantic Area or Pacific Area). WTR-379, and again WHEC-379, was a United States Coast Guard Casco-class cutter in commission from 1949 to 1975 and from 1977 to 1988. At 1612 Duane got underway and proceeded to Baie de Cavalaire, anchoring there 35 minutes later. Once the situation was under control, Duane se course for Galloway. The Duane's surfboat then shuttled the survivors from their lifeboats to safety on board the cutter. The convoy anchored near Ambrose Lightship late on the 10th in a thick fog, moving into the harbor on the 12th of July, 1943. On the 24th Duane detached from the convoy and returned to Hvalfjordur. Making Space for Women Aboard Coast Guard Cutters Helps with Retention, Careers. She was sold on 14 September 1799. She was sold in 1804. List of United States Coast Guard cutters View source 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. Because the captain of the 82-foot cargo ship spoke little English, a Haitian interpreter accompanied the team. While it was deemed advisable for Duane to pick up survivors without cover from Schenck, it was also very hazardous to leave the convoy without protection. The wind and sea was favorable, and the little red row boat came alongside on its own. Potter. She was the only woman aboard Polar Star for the first set of orders, Biden said. The U.S. Coast Guard wants to retire its oldest cutter on the Great Lakes, the 57-year-old cutter Buckthorn. Delivery of the 10th NSC, Calhoun, is scheduled in fiscal year 2023. She was later sunk as an artificial reef along with her sister cutter Bibb off Key Largo. The Ripley story of his being washed back aboard probably came from a stretch of the fact that that wave lifted him so he could be hauled aboard. Randomly cruising 15-20 miles off the 1000-mile coastline as outer barrier ships, the WHECs were under the command of Coastal Surveillance Force 115. One of her more dramatic rescues occurred the following year. 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. All of the crew were taken off by another drifter and Duane saved 11 bags of mail. The Duane escorted the American Importer safely into St. John's, Newfoundland the next day. "[3] With general usage, that term came to define any vessel of the United Kingdom's HM Customs and Excise and the term was adopted by the U.S. Treasury Department at the creation of what would become the Revenue Marine. The Duane got underway at 0506 and at 0531 stopped engines and took station on Queen Red reference vessel. Little resistance was reported from Red and Yellow beaches at 0903 and an hour later Alpha Red Beach reported satisfactory progress. 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. On the 7th she dropped three charges and fired to "K" guns on a good contact which had no propeller beats or doppler effect. The 21-man crew of Civonney were arrested and deposited at Cape May, New Jersey. The healthy sheer forward and the high slope in the deck in the wardrooms was known as the "Hunnewell Hump." On the 20th the Polish destroyer ORP Burza and ENS Eglantine departed for Reykjavik for fuel. 1, 35 38' N x 53 21' W and Station No. On November 1st and 2nd men were transferred from two of the convoyed vessels to Duane for medical treatment. 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