In 1958 she served on Ocean Station Charlie, from 13 January to 3 February; on Ocean Station Echo from 22 March to 11 April; on Ocean Station Bravo from 2 to 22 June; Ocean Station Bravo again from 4 to 25 August; from 12 to 20 October on Ocean Station Delta and she wrapped up the year on Ocean Station Charlie from 14 December to 4 January 1959. On 15 May 1942 Duane was ordered to meet convoy SC-83 and take over four vessels in it which were bound for Iceland, a Navy escort assisting. 1945: 2 x 5"/38 (single mount); 3 x 40mm/60 (twin mount); 4 x 20mm/80 (single mount). The Duane stayed with USS Yukon (AF-9) until about noon when contact with her was lost and the Duane began searching for other ships in the convoy. With a range of 13,000 nautical miles, the advanced technologies of our cutter are designed to support the national objectives to maintain the security of America's maritime boundaries, engage in critical Law Enforcement operations, and provide long range search and rescue capabilities. They arrived at 1437 and departed at 1558. http://www.duaneww2.org [A photographic record of the USCG Cutter Duane and it's crew during World War II, 19441945, with photos taken by Dale Rooks, who took over150 pictures of the cutter, including many shots of the crew; along with40 more pictures of places ashore. She fired her "Y" gun with the third charge with depth setting of 200 feet. On the 9th the convoy entered Bocas de Dragon swept channel and on the 10th moored at Trinidad. 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. Welcome to the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Confidence page on Facebook. All of this from a forty four year old cutter. Her first master was John Foster Williams. Mr. Hoare became "landsick" aboard the stationary "Duane" though. 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Senior officers and chiefs walk young officers and enlisted members through every imaginable damage control scenario aboard the Forward on a regular basis. Curtiss SOC-4 (1941). On 25 November 1942, Duane proceeded westward and on the 29th stood in to join convoy HX-216 proceeded from Iceland, with two Navy destroyers. During the time prior to her deployment to Vietnam, Duane also carried out a number of assistance and search and rescue cases. She got underway for a patrol area around Florida to assist the Coast Guard's Southeast Squadron during the Cuban exodus of 1980, commonly referred to as the "Mariel Boatlift." The fog obscured Skagi Light and Duane proceeded by radio compass and soundings to anchor at Reykjavik at 0235 on the 5th. With us opening the smaller space to females, it has helped with retention, because they now see they can get under way on small platforms and not be such a family burden.. Duane and the Navy destroyer Schenck were proceeding from convoy ONS-156 on 1 January 1943, to intercept the eastbound convoy SC-114. Fires were still burning or smoldering in the hills and frequent detonations were presumed to be demolitions by Navy units. Fifteen minutes after that, the LCI wave departed, heading for the beach. A P-47 fighter was observed falling and crashed into the sea, bursting into flames. Listening conditions were excellent and the search continued throughout the morning. N. SEYMOUR; later TULIP, SHOSHONE (1931); LATER HMS LANGUARD, Y 56, SOUTHWIND (1944 & 1966 USCG); (transferred to USSR 1945); ABG 280; WAGB 280, SPENCER (1937); WPG / WAGC / WHEC 36; JOHN C. SPENCER, STATEN ISLAND (1944 USSR); (1965 USCG); WAG 278; AGB 278; WAGB 278, STEVENS (1862); a.k.a. On the 2nd, sighted convoy SCL-110 which broke off from SC-110 and set course 350 T at seven knots with Duane in the van and the two Navy destroyers on the port and starboard beams. Again on the night of the 11th, two vessels were apparently straggling, but not seriously. "In the end, the missions are a little different, but the goal is always the same excellence.". HF/DF: (1942) DAR (converted British FH3?) This standardization saved money--always paramount in the Coast Guard's considerations--and the cutters were built in U.S. Navy shipbuilding yards. The primary mission of the cutters assigned to Coast Guard Squadron Three was the interdiction of supplies and arms being smuggled to the Viet Cong and providing support to ground forces by naval gunfire. At that time, the Coast Guard provided assistance to transatlantic shipping and aircraft by maintaining ships at strategic locations in the Atlantic Ocean. Later , LT Goehring described his experience by saying, " one minute I was on a wet pitching deck the next I was under water swimming as hard as I could for the surface." On 3 February 1943, Duane departed the convoy to proceed to the scene of the torpedoing of SS Dorchester at 59 22' N x 48 42' W, arriving at that position at 1525. The Coast Guard was then assigned the duty of manning those stations for which the U.S. accepted responsibility. From 9 to 27 January of 1952 she served on Ocean Station Easy and during that patrol the cutter was placed in quarantine at Bermuda due to medical problems among the crew. Then came a warning that friendly bombing missions were about to arrive at five minute intervals from the southeast. The story began on May 26, 1966 when the Puffin left Virginia Beach with lots of publicity and photo coverage. On 28 May 1982, the Panamanian coastal tanker BP-25 was seized with thirty tons of contraband and sixteen smugglers. The August 11, 1966 edition of the Press had the following story: OS Delta, Aug. 11. Freephone: 0800 180 4889 or Direct: (0)1721 725151 2705 Wolcott Lane, Kissimmee, Orlando, Florida 34747 reliance aircraft international; e-mail enquiry: manchester terrier for sale When Schenck rejoined the convoy she reported one straggler and two ships remaining in 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. Each department, each division, and each person on board the Forward rely upon one another to accomplish their missions. Later that evening Duane slowed to 16 knots due to heavy seas, increasing again early on the 16th to 18 knots and reached the estimated convoy position at noon. 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.". On 29 October 1943 Duane, Campbell and three Navy vessels began escorting the Casablanca section of GUS-19, joining Task Force 65 with the main convoy later that day. On the 15th she was still underway as guide of LCT convoy SS-1B. Photo, Print, Drawing Enlisted crews berthing - US Coast Guard Cutter STORIS, Womens Bay, Kodiak, Kodiak Island Borough, AK Photos from Survey HAER AK-50 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. The coordination part will go away, but the advocacy for women afloat will stay. When the large wave slapped the side of the ship it would fill that shield with water making it resemble an above ground backyard swimming pool. Washington, DC: U.S. Coast Guard, 1 March 1949. Departing Bizerte on the 14th she made stops at Naples and Palermo and returned on the 20th. The Schenck found and joined the latter group and knowing the course and speed of the others finally brought them all together at 2115, with three ships still missing. Here are some dog photos to make you smile. The Duane stood out of Naples on the 28th, escorted by Biscayne and USS Seer (AM-112) and after the 29th proceeded independently to Bizerte, Tunisia. SPECIFICATIONS FOR SIX SCHOONERS FOR THE U.S. REVENUE SERVICE .Built for only $2.5 million each, in terms of cost effectiveness we may never see the likes of these cutters again.". For two days the cutter escorted the freighter while awaiting the arrival of the tug. After being repaired, Duane began her war on drugs on 25 May 1978 when the 55-foot sailing vessel Southern Belle was caught 95 miles off the coast of Portland, Maine with approximately nine tons of marijuana on board. Stragglers from the main convoy ONS-163 were sighted on the 30th and the main convoy was joined at noon. Petty Officer Third Class Hailey LaRue, a boatswains mate who was then able to serve on the Wire and reported there in the summer of 2020, said the move broadened the learning opportunities available to her, which wouldnt have been possible on the 87-foot cutter she had served on previously. Ens. The Duane maneuvered to pick up survivors and by 1158 had picked up nine German enlisted men and one officer. Duane remained moored at Reykjavik from 17 September to 4 October 1942. She was built at Washington, North Carolina. Once back in the U.S., Duane returned to ocean station-duty. 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. These men and women spend more than 185 days on average away from their family and friends, and aside from the occasional grumble or homesick remark, the men and women of the Forward are happy on the 270 feet they call home. The convoy was anchored off Grotta Point, in Reykjavik's outer harbor, on the 17th without further incident. Duane then returned to her permanent homeport of Oakland, arriving on 25 February 1937. U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office 2703 Martin Luther King, Jr., Ave, SE Washington, DC 20593-7031 U.S. Coast Guard Museum Coast Guard Academy - Waesche Hall 15 Mohegan Ave New London, CT 06320-8100 Contacting us: U.S.C.G. On the 5th, Duane detached from the New York section as it entered the swept channel of New York harbor and, along with Spencer, proceeded to Boston, mooring at the South Boston Navy Yard on the 6th. She was sold in November, 1798. On the 7th she dropped three charges and fired to "K" guns on a good contact which had no propeller beats or doppler effect. There are tons of learning opportunities on both deck and engineering side so youll become a better-rounded individual in your [rating]. On 22 April 1955 Duane attempted to get Arlesiana in tow but the line parted each time. Cutter Forces will continue to advocate for future increases to adjust for inflation, said Blevins. Forcing the tug to stop, Duane took the tow a mere 15.5 nautical miles from Cuba. 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. 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. You know youre doing a good thing when you can make people look forward to waking up in the morning, said Jordan. She then returned to her earlier classification WPG-33. Typically at that time of year, she was buffeting a strong North Atlantic winter storm with cold, fierce winds. 8) Diligence - Launched sometime in June or July of 1792. Although the pumps were able to keep up, the captain ordered a distress message sent out. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. UNITED STATES TREASURY DEPARTMENT, SEPTEMBER 6, 1848 -- Transcribed from Daily National Intelligencer (September 6, 1848) & published Her keel was laid on 1 May 1935 and she was launched and christened by Ms. Mai Duane on 3 June 1936. Engineers responded to every speed and pitch command from the personnel on the bridge. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1982. Duane was born in Clonmel, Ireland, in 1780 and emigrated to the United States. For the first time in 20 years, sea pay increased by $55 per month for afloat assignments. She was undergoing repairs until the 24th, proceeding to New York on the 25th. She patrolled the waters of the Chesapeake under the command of Master Simon Gross. 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. CG-67) was built at the Philadelphia Navy Yard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At 2030 on the 2nd the Navy destroyer USS Babbitt (DD-128) joined. Hosted by Defense Media Activity - WEB.mil, 240' Seagoing Buoy Tender/ Icebreaker (WLBB). As he concentrated on the area, he saw it again. Seven hours later she sighted what appeared to be a stick of bombs on the port beam exploding on the surface at the horizon. The original effort was undertaken by the cutter Itasca the previous year. 7) Virginia -Launched sometime in 1791. The Duane then towed the Julia to Guantanamo Bay for repairs. - A tug boat towing a barge from New Jersey was disabled and adrift 30 miles offshore. I had transferred off the Duane by the time Mr. Goehring left so I never heard the story that Jim Iversen related about the sinking of the lifejacket. He had been afraid that Duane would not stop to pick up the submarine's survivors in spite of his crew's shouts and arm waving. The party left ship at 1628. She was later sunk as an artificial reef along with her sister cutter Bibb off Key Largo. Economical Cruising: 11.0 knots (8,000 nautical miles), Fuel Oil Capacity: 135,180 gallons (547 tons). Leaving for Palermo on that date she returned to Bizerte on the 29th of October and remained there until the 13th of November. This vessel was also low on fuel and had a bent propeller shaft coupler. She was built at New London, Connecticut. The Duane was ordered to escort the ship to St. John's. One month later, a boarding party seized the Venezuelan fishing vessel Ricardo with twenty tons of marijuana and 12 crewmen. Armament added included anti-aircraft weapons as well as the addition of depth charge racks and projectors. Upon reaching point "AN" on the 14th she departed the LCT convoy SS-1 to join convoy SS-1B assuming duty as guide at 1325. Normally while on stand-by the cutter would tie up in Bermuda while waiting for an assistance call, giving the crew time for liberty and just plain rest. AKADEMIK; BMP; KOMINFO The Duane's orders were to stand by until the tanker SS White River arrived to refuel the merchantman. 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. At 1445 the cutter Tampa (WPG-48) arrived. Thirty-two preliminary designs of a modified Erie-class gunboat were drawn up before one was finally selected. 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. 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. Cutter teams all across the Coast Guard are answering the call to duty. Two destroyers were sent to attack the submarine but it submerged when they were 7 miles away. Aircraft: Grumman JF-2, V148 (1938) By rules, one person had to stay on or in the boat at all times. MK-2 Browning MG, 2 x MK-13 high altitude parachute flare mortars. 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. On the 20th the Casablanca section detached with Duane, Campbell and three Navy escorts and moored at Casablanca on the 21st. I called them to check my recollection of the event and we generally agreed except on a couple of minor points. Returning to the position of the torpedoing at daylight, oil patches, empty life jackets, boats and other small wreckage was sighted. The fact that everything is different is just one of the challenges a newly assigned basic training or class A school graduate faces when reporting aboard a cutter. A pattern of depth charges was dropped on an underwater sound contact. United States Coast Guard Cutter is the term used by the U.S. Coast Guard for its commissioned vessels. Regaining contact she dropped an eight-charge pattern but abandoned further search after two hours. The cargo in the hold broke loose, caused a small fire, shifted and smashed a three foot gash in her side allowing seawater to enter. 1936:2 x 5"/51 (single mount); 2 x 6-pounders. Two days later she was relieved of the tow by the tug Dauntless. Later a Navy destroyer and a British escort joined the convoy as did three merchant vessels escorted by a YMS. Another reported her No. Fire Control Radar: (1945) Mk-26; (1966) Mk-26 MOD 4 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. They lowered the basket, put in him and his luggage, and they took off. OCEAN CITY, Md. Then it was realized that he meant another submarine. We had to rig red and white lights. The two Navy destroyers returned to Reykjavik and Duane was assigned to the port bow section of the main convoy. Later she detached from the Task Force and proceeded independently to Boston, mooring at the South Boston Navy Yard on the 16th for 10 days availability. The NEAH BAY serves throughout the entire Great Lakes system. On the 28th and 29th contacts were depth charged and investigated by escort vessels without results. On the 30th MAJGEN John W. O'Daniels and his staff reported on board to take part in assault practice exercises on the 31st. From 18 May to 8 June of that year she served on Ocean Station Charlie. . On nearer approach, the plane was observed to be dropping smoke bombs. Rod Powers was a retired Air Force First Sergeant with 22 years of active duty service. It is sorted by length down to 65', the minimum length of a USCG cutter. Gate National Recreation Area, February, 1984; pp. 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. Each cutter embarked meteorologists from the Weather Bureau who made observations with radiosondes and balloons, and the cutters provided Pan American Airways Boeing 314 flying boats: Yankee Clipper, Dixie Clipper, and American Clipper, with weather and position reports and transmitted radio signals to allow the planes to take accurate bearings. 1937: 12 officers, 4 warrants, 107 enlisted; HF/DF: (1942) DAR (converted British FH3?). From 27 February to 21 March of 1951 Duane served on Ocean Station Easy. List of United States Coast Guard cutters, Marine Protector-class coastal patrol boat, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard, United States Coast Guard Ceremonial Honor Guard, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=United_States_Coast_Guard_Cutter&oldid=1114958340, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 9 October 2022, at 04:21. 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. This task unit met convoy HX-233 en route Londonderry on the 12th. A USCG C-130 plane flew overhead in case pumps needed to be dropped. They observed, on closing in, the black hulk of a ship among the ships of the convoy, with no signs of activity on or about her. The Associated Press at the time reported that the men were last seen alive in the mid-Atlantic on August 11, by a U.S. Coast Guard cutter. 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. 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. On 1 April 1942 Duane was relieved from further duty in connection with the North Atlantic Weather Patrol and directed to report to the Commander in Chief, Atlantic Fleet, for convoy escort duty. From 8 to 29 April and again from 23 September to 14 October 1955 Duane served on Ocean Station Bravo. Three merchant vessels were detached at 0730 and at 0810 a Guantanamo section of three vessels proceeded independently. With all these creative ways that we have come up with, our afloat numbers for enlisted women afloat has gone up. Upon completing her 9-month Medium Endurance Cutter Maintenance Extension Project (MEP) in Baltimore, Maryland, in December 2009, ALERT began executing her missions with pride and professionalism once again. Guest Quarters. Difficulty was encountered with SS Peter Helms, which was repeatedly cautioned about smoke. The Duane and Schenck thereupon reported for escort duty. It was 9:30 at night. Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Also, during the mid-1930's, narcotics smuggling, mostly opium, was on the increase, and long-legged, fairly fast cutters were needed to curtail it. The captain and crew of ship welcomed the community for tours this week as they get set to depart Alaska. From 8 to 30 May of the same year she served on Ocean Station Delta. Some Cubans were found trying to make their way to Florida on wooden rafts and inner tubes. Departing Boston Duane passed through the Cape Cod Canal on 10 April in a heavy snow storm. Smoke blowing from the beaches reduced visibility. That afternoon Duane got underway as guide to LCT convoy SS-1. On the 19th Babbitt detached to escort USS Polaris (AF-11) to Reykjavik while a PBY furnished air coverage for four hours. This designation indicated a multi-mission ship able to operate at sea for 30-45 days without support and Duane was then reclassified as WHEC-33. Duane was stationed at Bizerte until June, 1945, when she departed for Charleston, via Bermuda, arriving there on 10 July 1945. Once aboard the rickety old cargo ship, the boarding team fanned out and checked every space for drugs, migrants, and weapons, taking care not to slip through one of the many rust holes that dotted the interior and exterior of the ship. People try unusual or high risk events to gain fame. On December 1st they were relieved of further duty with Convoy HK-216 and proceeded to contact convoy SCL-110 proceeding toward Ireland. In September of 1939 she was assigned to duty with Destroyer Division 18, conducting neutrality patrols along the Grand Banks (these patrols were known as "Grand Banks Patrols"), as ordered by President Franklin Roosevelt. At 0451 the order "STOP" was passed to the LCT convoy on the outer transport area of Red Beach where Duane now was and the cutter was released as guide. From 24 February to 14 March 1959 she served on Ocean Station Delta. He yelled but wasn't heard because of the strong wind. 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