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U.S. Coast Guard Cutters & Craft Index
The U.S. Revenue Steamer
Perry,
circa 1890.
Cutter Information:
Cutters & Craft: A Historical Bibliography
The First Cutter? "Forerunners of The Cutter Fleet" by RADM Stephen H. Evans, USCG (Ret.)
Small Harbor Cutters & AB Boats, by HMC James T. Flynn, Jr., USNR (Ret.)
"Patrol Craft--Major Classes: 100-feet to 150-feet in Length, 1915-2012," by HMC James T. Flynn, Jr., USNR (Ret.).
"Record of Movements: Vessels of the United States Coast Guard, 1790-December 31, 1933"; an important official publication taken from Treasury Department records regarding the movements of all cutters of the Revenue Cutter Service and Coast Guard through 1933.
Coast Guard Cuttermen killed in the line of duty (1917-Present)
Cutter Photo Galleries:
Revenue Cutters, 1790-1900: A Historic Photo Gallery
83-Foot Coast Guard Cutters (83300-83529)
High Endurance Cutters, 1945-2000: A Historic Photo Gallery
Medium Endurance Cutters, 1945-2000: A Historic Photo Gallery
Combat Cutters In Action: A Historic Photo Gallery: The Coast Guard's 327-foot Treasury Class cutters in action during World War II.
Lighthouse & Buoy Tender Information:
Sea Going & Coastal Buoy Tenders, 1939-2000: A Historic Photo Gallery
Inland, River & Construction Tenders, 1939-2000: A Historic Photo Gallery
The Coast Guard At War: Aids To Navigation (Official History Series, Volume XV, 1949).
"U.S. Coast Guard 133-Foot Buoy Tenders": The illustrated HAER Report for the National Park Service on the White-class buoy tenders; the report contains a detailed history of this class of tender, including historic photographs as well as a complete set of plans. (pdf file)
"U.S. Coast Guard 180-Foot Buoy Tenders": The HAER Report for the National Park Service on the 180-foot buoy tenders; the report contains a detailed history of this class of tender, including historic photographs as well as a complete set of plans. (pdf file).
"U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Fir (WLM-212): A Lighthouse Buoy Tender for the Pacific Northwest." The illustrated National Park Service HAER Report on this historic Coast Guard tender. (pdf file)
Icebreaker Information:
Icebreakers
and the Coast Guard: A History
Icebreakers: A Historic Photo Gallery
"Structural Considerations in the Design of the POLAR Class of Coast Guard Icebreakers." An article by Bruce Barber, Luis Baez and Gary North as presented to the Ship Structure Symposium of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, 6-8 October 1975.
"New DP-Capable Icebreaker for the Great Lakes"; an article presented to the Dynamic Positioning Conference, November 15-16, 2005 by James Morrison, USCG HQ, Washington, D.C.
"Coast Guard Polar Icebreakers: Past, Present and Future", an article by CDR Thomas Wojahn, Ice Operations Program Manager as published in the Summer of 2007 Coast Guard Proceedings Magazine.
Congressional Research Service Report: "Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress." February 26, 2008, Report by Ronald O'Rourke, Report # RL34391. Updated Report, November 3, 2011.
Department of Homeland Security IG Report: "The Coast Guard's Polar Icebreaker Maintenance, Upgrade, and Acquisition Program"; DHS OIG Report # 11-31, January, 2011.
Lightship Information:
Lifeboats, Small Vessels & Other Craft Information:
Small Harbor Cutters & AB Boats, by HMC James T. Flynn, Jr., USNR (Ret.)
Boat List: Life-Saving Service, Revenue Cutter Service & Coast Guard small boats & craft
Cutter Acquisition, Design, Naval Engineering, Official Documentation &
Planning:
Reports & Articles:
"Two New Revenue Cutters for Special Purposes [USRCs Snohomish & Seneca]" by Engineer-In-Chief, C. A. McAllister, USRCS. Transactions of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers XV (1907), pp. 163-178.
"United States Coast Guard Cutters [Comprehensive overview, including design considerations, of the pre-World War II cutter fleet]" by Commander Frederick A. Hunnewell, USCG. Transactions of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers 45 (1937), pp. 81-114.
Coast Guard Cutter Design, 1941-1990," a 1990 article published in the The Engineer's Digest, by Dr. Robert E. Johnson & CDR Robert E. Williams with commentary by the Coast Guard's Chief Engineer.
GAO Report: "Overstated Requirements For Replacement of High-Endurance Vessels." Report B-114851, 29 January, 1965.
"Structural Considerations in the Design of the POLAR Class of Coast Guard Icebreakers." An article by Bruce Barber, Luis Baez and Gary North as presented to the Ship Structure Symposium of The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, 6-8 October 1975.
"New DP-Capable Icebreaker for the Great Lakes"; an article presented to the Dynamic Positioning Conference, November 15-16, 2005 by James Morrison, USCG HQ, Washington, D.C.
"The Coast Guard's Polar Icebreaker Maintenance, Upgrade, and Acquisition Program"; DHS OIG Report 11-31, January, 2011.
311-Foot WAVPs: Official Memo regarding the suitability of the Casco-Class Navy AVPs for Coast Guard use.
255 Foot WPGs: Official Memo regarding the poor characteristics of the 255-Foot Owasco ("Fiasco") Class cutters.
Miscellaneous:
Cutter / Vessel Painting Regulations
What does the "W" in Coast Guard hull designations stand for? What's a WHEC? WMEC?
Cutter logbooks held by the National Archives, 1790-1941
"Reminiscenses [sic] of the Harriet Lane"; an article by Captain of Engineers F. H. Pulsifer, the Chief Engineer of the United States Steam Revenue Cutter Harriet Lane regarding his experiences. First published in the Journal of the United States Coast Guard Association I, No. 1 (January, February, March, 1917), pp. 28-34.
"The Accomplishments of Ten Coast Guard [250-foot Lake-Class] Cutters Transferred to the United Kingdom,", prepared by Research and Statistics Section--Operations Division, USCG, 1941.
Combat Cutters! The Secretary Class 327-Foot Cutters at War: A Historic Photo Gallery
Man Overboard! "Swept Away & Back Aboard." The Duane, while on convoy duty in the North Atlantic during World War II, lost a crewman overboard. Read about his amazing rescue.
CGC Rockaway
underway.
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