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Coast Guard History Flashcards

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Lighthouse Service Established when

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August 7, 1789

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Lighthouse Service Merged into the Coast Guard when

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1939

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Who Credited for saving 18 lives in the lighthouse service?

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Ida Lewis

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Who lived 39 years at Lime Rock

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Ida Lewis

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Revenue Cutter Service Established when?

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August 4, 1790

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Revenue Cutter Service 1st Commissioned Officer

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Hopley Yeaton

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Revenue Cutter Service Founding Father

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Alexander Hamilton

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

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Quasi-War with France

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When was the life-saving service started?

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1848

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

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1915

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

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Joshua James

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Bureau of Marine Inspection started Steamboat Inspection –

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1838

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Bureau of Marine Inspection started Bureau of Navigation when?

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1848

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

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1942:

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Bureau of Marine Inspection joined the CG Permanently

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1946:

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Bureau of Marine Inspection Merged under the Department of Commerce

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1932

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When was the Acquisition of Alaska

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(1867)

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Who was Famous Captain of USRC Bear

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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

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Michael A. “Hell-Roaring Mike” Healy

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20
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Who was the First officer/captain of minority heritage in predecessor service

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Michael A. “Hell-Roaring Mike” Healy

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21
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When was the Sinking of the Titanic

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(1912)

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22
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What Mandated adequate lifeboats

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Sinking of the Titanic

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23
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What required 24/7 manning of ships’ radios

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Sinking of the Titanic

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24
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What Creation of the International Ice Patrol

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Sinking of the Titanic

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25
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Who was the USCG Second Founding Father

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Admiral Russell Waesche

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26
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What vessel Fired first shots for the Coast Guard during Pearl Harbor Attack

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USCGC TANEY (WHEC-37)

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27
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What vessel was in Tokyo Bay for the signing of the instruments of surrender, ending the war?

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USCGC TANEY (WHEC-37)

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28
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What was Last WWII warship in active US service

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USCGC TANEY (WHEC-37)

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29
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When was Coast Guard SPARS founded?

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1942

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30
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Who led the SPARS program?

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Led by CAPT Dorothy Stratton

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31
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What conflict did the CG Riverine Patrol and “Brown Water Navy” dutie

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Vietnam

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32
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When did the CG Transferred from the Treasury Department to the Department of Transportation

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1 April 1967 –

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33
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First women to graduate From a service academy was when

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USCGA Class of 1980

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34
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When was the SS Marine Electric Disaster

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February 12, 1983

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35
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What event did 30 out of 33 on board perished

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SS Marine Electric Disaster

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36
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Who Exposed major safety hazards and insisted on findings that led to industry overhaul and sent huge numbers of unsafe ships to the breakers

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CAPT Domenic Calicchio

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37
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When was Hurricane Katrina

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29 August 2005

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38
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When was Deepwater Horizon

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20 April 2010

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39
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Deepwater Horizon killed how many?

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11 crew

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40
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Deepwater Horizon Fireball visible from how far away

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35 miles

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41
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Deepwater Horizon released how much oil?

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

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42
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When was the M/V El Faro Sinking

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October 1, 2015

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43
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How many people died on M/V El Faro Sinking

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Killed 33 crew

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44
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Why did the M/V El Faro Sinking

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Hurricane Joaquin

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45
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How many missions does the Coast Guard do?

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11

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