Role in Armed Conflicts Flashcards
When did Congress authorize the capture of armed French vessels hovering off the U.S. coast, initiating an undeclared Quasi-War with France (1798-99)?
May 28, 1798
When did Congress empower U.S. naval vessels to capture armed French vessels anywhere on the High Seas?
July 9, 1798
How many prizes did Cutters capture during the Quasi-War?
18 unaided and assisted in the capture of 2 others
During the Quasi-War which cutter captured 10 prizes, one of which carried 44 guns and 200 men, three times her own force, on its cruises to the West Indies?
The cutter Pickering
During the Quasi-War which cutter recaptured the American vessels Nancy and Mehitable in a memorable fight in 1799 with the French privateer, Revenge?
The cutter Eagle
What war did the CG’s role of augmenting the Navy with shallow-draft craft evolve out of?
The War of 1812 with England
The cutter _____ captured the first prize of the War of 1812 with England.
Jefferson
What is one of the most hotly contested battles of the War of 1812 with England?
The battles between the cutter Surveyor and the Brittish frigate Narcissis
What was one of the most dramatic engagements of the War of 1812 with England?
The defense of the cutter Eagle against the attack of the Brittish brig Dispatch and an accompanying slope
After combat skirmishes with American and Mexican troops over the Texas southwestern boundry, Congress declared war with Mexico on?
May 13, 1846
When did Mexico declare war on the United States?
May 23, 1846
What was was the first war to ever use steamboats?
Mexican-American War
During the Mexican-American War CG amphibious operations included:
- scouting, convoy & towing duties
- blockading harbors
- transporting troops & supplies
- executing forays up the Alvarado & Tabsco rivers
- conducting river expeditions
- carrying mail & dispatches
What cutters delivered rifles to troops before the battles of Monterey and Buena Vista?
Cutters Ewing and Legare
What cutter is credited with firing the first naval shots of the Civil War?
Harriet Lane
Spain declared war on the U.S. on _______, a consequence of our intervention in the Spain/Cuba crisis.
April 24, 1898
Prior to the outbreak of the Spanish-American War, how long had cutters conducted neutrality patrols?
3 years, patroling the water off NC to the Gulf of Mexico
How many cutters, carrying how many guns, joined Rear Admiral William Sampson’s North Atlantic Squadron on blockade duty off of Cuba’s coast?
8 cutters, carrying 43 guns
When and where was the peace treaty signed ending the Spanish-American War?
Paris, France on December 10, 1898
After German submarines deliberately sunk 3 American vessels, the U.S. entered WWI on _____.
April 2, 1917
What war was the entire CG…manpower, vessels and units transferred to the Navy to fight overseas?
WWI
In ____ and ____ , six CG cutters, Ossipee, Seneca, Yamacraw, Agonquin, Manning and Tampa, were deployed to Gibraltar, constituting Squadron 2 of Division 6 of the Atlantic Fleet’s patrol forces.
August and September 1917
Presumably, the Tampa was torpoedoed by a German submarine and all of the crew were killed. Of the 115 crewmembers on board, _____ were CG personnel.
111
Working closely with the Navy, the Department of Treasury established CG Captain of the Port offices in what cities?
- New York, NY
- Philadelphia, PA
- Norfolk, VA
- Sault Ste Marie. MI
With the New York office becoming the largest command
During WWI in the U.S. what was one of the CG’s major task and why?
Port Security, since our ports handled wartime shipping, concern over the possibility of sabotage and accidents was profound.
What war did many of the Lifesaving Stations get tied into the Navy’s communication system to expedite reports of suspicious activity.
WWI
