Coast Guard History Flashcards by Timothy Goytowski

Lighthouse Service Established when

August 7, 1789

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Lighthouse Service Merged into the Coast Guard when

1939

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Who Credited for saving 18 lives in the lighthouse service?

Ida Lewis

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Who lived 39 years at Lime Rock

Ida Lewis

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Revenue Cutter Service Established when?

August 4, 1790

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Revenue Cutter Service 1st Commissioned Officer

Hopley Yeaton

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Revenue Cutter Service Founding Father

Alexander Hamilton

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In What war was First time the Revenue Cutter Service fired a shot in war?

Quasi-War with France

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When was the life-saving service started?

1848

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When did the life-saving service Joined Revenue Cutter Service to form the U.S. Coast Guard?

1915

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Who Credited with saving 600 lives from the age of 15 till his death at 74

Joshua James

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Bureau of Marine Inspection started Steamboat Inspection –

1838

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Bureau of Marine Inspection started Bureau of Navigation when?

1848

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Bureau of Marine Inspection Joined the Coast Guard in the Department of Treasury the first time

1942:

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Bureau of Marine Inspection joined the CG Permanently

1946:

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Bureau of Marine Inspection Merged under the Department of Commerce

1932

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When was the Acquisition of Alaska

(1867)

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Who was Famous Captain of USRC Bear

Michael A. “Hell-Roaring Mike” Healy

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Who Represented “the law” and US Federal Government to remote areas of the new Alaska Territory

Michael A. “Hell-Roaring Mike” Healy

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Who was the First officer/captain of minority heritage in predecessor service

Michael A. “Hell-Roaring Mike” Healy

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When was the Sinking of the Titanic

(1912)

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What Mandated adequate lifeboats

Sinking of the Titanic

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What required 24/7 manning of ships’ radios

Sinking of the Titanic

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What Creation of the International Ice Patrol

Sinking of the Titanic

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Who was the USCG Second Founding Father

Admiral Russell Waesche Coast Guard History

What vessel Fired first shots for the Coast Guard during Pearl Harbor Attack

USCGC TANEY (WHEC-37) Coast Guard History

What vessel was in Tokyo Bay for the signing of the instruments of surrender, ending the war?

USCGC TANEY (WHEC-37) Coast Guard History

What was Last WWII warship in active US service

USCGC TANEY (WHEC-37) Coast Guard History

When was Coast Guard SPARS founded?

1942 Coast Guard History

Who led the SPARS program?

Led by CAPT Dorothy Stratton Coast Guard History

What conflict did the CG Riverine Patrol and “Brown Water Navy” dutie

Vietnam Coast Guard History

When did the CG Transferred from the Treasury Department to the Department of Transportation

1 April 1967 – Coast Guard History

First women to graduate From a service academy was when

USCGA Class of 1980 Coast Guard History

When was the SS Marine Electric Disaster

February 12, 1983 Coast Guard History

What event did 30 out of 33 on board perished

SS Marine Electric Disaster Coast Guard History

Who Exposed major safety hazards and insisted on findings that led to industry overhaul and sent huge numbers of unsafe ships to the breakers

CAPT Domenic Calicchio Coast Guard History

When was Hurricane Katrina

29 August 2005 Coast Guard History

When was Deepwater Horizon

20 April 2010 Coast Guard History

Deepwater Horizon killed how many?

11 crew Coast Guard History

Deepwater Horizon Fireball visible from how far away

35 miles Coast Guard History

Deepwater Horizon released how much oil?

Up to 4.9 million barrels (210,000,000 US gallons) Coast Guard History

When was the M/V El Faro Sinking

October 1, 2015 Coast Guard History

How many people died on M/V El Faro Sinking

Killed 33 crew Coast Guard History

Why did the M/V El Faro Sinking

Hurricane Joaquin Coast Guard History

How many missions does the Coast Guard do?

11 Coast Guard History