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US COAST GUARD The Other Naval Service - USCG Patches


Garth Thompson

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Salvage Sailor

Another Tug, USCGC SAUK (WYTM-99) in service 1944 to 1985 Governors Island, New York Harbor

 

WYTM 99 USCGC SAUK 001.jpg

 

NOTE: This link is to the US Naval History and Heritage Command which has an online collection of original USN/USCG patches for viewing (very helpful when looking for exemplars vs. reproductions)

 

Naval History and Heritage Command http://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/NH-88000/NH-88177-KN.html

 

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Salvage Sailor

Coastal Buoy Tender USCGC RED BIRCH (WLM-687) in service 1965-1998 http://www.uscg.mil/history/webcutters/red_birch_1965.asp

 

WLM 687 USCGC RED BIRCH 001.jpg

 

WLM 687 USCGC RED BIRCH 002.jpg

 

NHH photo example circa 1978 NHHC http://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/NH-88000/NH-88169-KN.html

 

WLM 687 USCGC RED BIRCH 003.jpg

 

PS collectors - whenever possible, remove the staples from your patches.......note the rust mark on the reverse

 

WLM 687 USCGC RED BIRCH 004.jpg

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Salvage Sailor

This is an example of a USCGC Welcome Aboard brochure which always has great info and often a history and photo of the vessel

This one is from the 180' Buoy Tender USCGC FIREBUSH (WLB-393) http://www.uscg.mil/history/webcutters/firebush_1944.asp

Click on this NHHC link to see her patch (still seeking this one) http://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/photography/numerical-list-of-images/nhhc-series/nh-series/NH-88000/NH-88128-KN.html

 

WLB 393 USCGC FIREBUSH 001.jpg

 

WLB 393 USCGC FIREBUSH 002.jpg

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USCGC KENNEBEC (WLIC-802) - Coast Guard patches made by Swiss-Tex arrive in the 1970's

 

Beginning in the 1970's when Gemsco and Hilborn-Hamburger halted USN/USCG patch production, The Leonard Corporation (Swiss-Tex) in Philadelphia, PA, began to make USN and USCG embroidered patches.

 

WLIC 802 USCGC KENNEBEC Swiss Tex 001.jpg

 

This is the 1976 commissioning patch for the 160' class inland construction tender USCGC KENNEBEC (WLIC-802) https://www.uscg.mil/datasheet/wlic.asp

 

WLIC 802 USCGC KENNEBEC Swiss Tex 002.jpg

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6 1/2" US Coast Guard International Weather Patrol

 

USCGC CHINCOTEAGUE (WAVP-375) ex-USN Barnegat class small seaplane tender with a checkered career. This is her patch circa 1949-1965

 

After heavy USN service in the Pacific, she was transferred on loan to the US Coast Guard, 7 March 1949 and commissioned USCGC Chincoteague (WAVP-375)

Redesignated High Endurance Cutter (WHEC-375), 1 May 1966 Permanently transferred to the US Coast Guard, 26 September 1966 Decommissioned in June 1972

 

Returned to US Naval custody and transferred to South Vietnam, 21 June 1972, renamed RVNS Ly Thuong Kiet (HQ-16)

 

Taken over by the Republic of the Philippines in April 1975, renamed RPS Andres Bonifacto (PF-7) Sold outright to the Republic of the Philippines, 5 April 1976

Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown) Decommissioned by the Philippine Navy in June 1985

Final Disposition, fate unknown. Chincoteague earned six USN battle stars for World War II service

 

One of my best friends was on the Chincoteaugue in the 60s.

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Korean War era Cape Class 95' ASW Patrol Boats (Built 1953 to 1959) - Photo from my collection USCGC CAPE STARR (WPB-95320) http://www.uscg.mil/history/webcutters/CapeClassWPBIndex.asp patrolling the New Jersey shore

 

Class history—The 95-foot or Cape class was an outgrowth of a need for shallow-draft anti-submarine-warfare (ASW) craft brought on by the increasing tensions during the years immediately following World War II. During the period of construction, three distinctive sub-classes evolved as the Coast Guard’s mission emphasis shifted from ASW to search and rescue (SAR), The A Type 95-footer was outfitted primarily for ASW. The B Type differed by mounting a 40 mm vice 20 mm gun and being fitted with scramble nets, a towing bit, and a large searchlight – all important SAR tools. The C Type units were constructed without the heavy armament and for economy some of the SAR equipment was also deleted. However, the Coast Guard added these SAR items to both the As and Cs during various refits. A renovation program began in the mid-1970s but was ended, due to increasing expenses and a shortage of funds, after 16 boats had been overhauled.
The 95-footers were designed by the Coast Guard and built at the Coast Guard Yard. Their hulls were made of steel while their superstructures were made of aluminum. This proved to be problematic throughout their service lives due to electrolysis between the dissimilar metals. These cutters remained unnamed until January of 1964.

WPB 95320 USCGC CAPE STARR 001a.jpg

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