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Category: USCG

Posts on the United States Coast Guard.

Book Review – U.S. Coast Guard Cutters & Craft of WWII by Robert Scheina

March 1, 2020 Tim Migaki

Many of us are familiar with the great naval battles of WWII and their associated ships. Names like Missouri, Enterprise, Yorktown, Indianapolis, Yamato, Akagi, Bismarck,

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What’s the Difference Between the Navy & the Coast Guard?

February 16, 2020 Tim Migaki

*I cannot speak for every navy or coast guard in the world, so this is largely from the perspective of the U.S. Navy and U.S.

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Treasury-class Coast Guard Cutters

December 29, 2019 Tim Migaki

Ships In Class Ships Laid Down Launched Commissioned Decommissioned Fate Bibb (WPG-31) 15 Aug. 1935 14 Jan. 1937 10 Mar. 1937 30 Sept. 1985 Sunk

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What is a Coast Guard Cutter?

July 28, 2019 Tim Migaki

Essential Question: Why does the U.S. Coast Guard call their ships “cutters”? Have you ever wondered why the Coast Guard calls their ships “cutters”?  Much

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Why Does the Coast Guard Have a Racing Stripe?

May 26, 2019 Tim Migaki

Most of the us are probably familiar with the canted red and blue stripe on U.S. Coast Guard vessels and aircraft.  It is an internationally

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Collision in Fog – USRC/USCGC McCulloch

September 25, 2018 Tim Migaki

Fog can be quite dangerous at sea.  Fog hides many things, and not just supernatural-undead pirates in John Carpenter films.  U.S. Coast Guard Cutter McCulloch

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