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Served on the Apalachee as an BM2 from Sept.
70 to March 72. W2 Jerry Koenig was the CO.
Great duty, Great crew. and lots of fun. |
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Served on CGC Yocona 1964-66 |
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This site just gets better and better! Served
aboard Manitou and Comanche, in addition to
Owasco, Gallatin and Storis. Keep up the good
work! |
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Served on the Thunder Bay (108)in Rockland
Maine in 03-04. The crew was a family. I truly
miss that Ship and Crew. |
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for my <dad> BMC RUSSELL H
LAVENSKI.9/28/09. he went to rest with other
ship mates.GOD BLESS YOU ALL: SEMPER
PARATUS!!!!! |
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Served aboard the Apalachee out of boot camp
Nov 81 until about June of 82. Glad to have
found the site. Would love to see the old tug
again. |
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I also served aboarf the Arundel in '75/'76 |
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I was cruising the web and came across the
CGTug Assoc. website and this page. I served
aboard the Appalachee when she replaced the
yankton in Maine. I was a BM1 then. Wish I was
there with you. Are one of the O'dell's a
former crewman of the Kaw? Bill Kohn |
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HI to my old shipmates and all Coast Guard
veterans. I was on The USCGC KAW WYTM-61 out
of Cleveland, OH during 68-69. Served with my
best bud and shipmate, and guy who is one of
the founders of this site, Doug "buuuuush"
O'Dell. Email me some time if ya want to chat
...I don't bite (unless your female). |
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Served aboard Cutter Gresham WAGW-387 early
70's. Hope to be able to see the Tug. |
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Did 2 years on the CGC Penobscot Bay
(Jun06-Jul08). Great sight |
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Currently on board CGC Penobscot Bay out of
Bayonne, NJ. Leaving this summer for SK
"A" school. Really gonna miss this
ship. Keep up the good work CG Tugs!!! SEMPER
PARATUS |
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station on board apalachee during fiftys at
pier 4 pratt st baltimore md |
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Served on the Kaw in Cleveland 1958-1960, that
was the good old day's. |
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I was on WYTM-96 Chinook in Baltimore. Sept 75
to June 77. Like to hear from any former guys
who served on Chinook. |
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I was on the Apalachee Sept 77 to Oct 78 right
out of boot camp.Went to EM school then to
Westwind and out in 81. |
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Retired after 20. Served with the CGC
Appalachee. First billet out of boot camp 1971
- left Apple for QM-A school then to
Pontchartrain for Ocean Stations. Semper
Paratus! aka - "Long" from LI. |
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Served on Mahoning twice. Met Nick Rorro when
I 1st reported aboard in '66. I was SA
straight from boot camp. Returned to Mahoning
in '83 as XPO, remained until decommissioning.
Two great tours, loved icebreaking on the
Hudson! Kudos to Jay for the last days
scrapbook. |
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Served on board Apalachee June of 73 until
June 75 in Curtis Bay. Great Tug and had a
great crew. Served with CWO Danny K. Daniels
most driven Captian since Ahab. This is a
great site. God Bless all you Coasties. Always
Be Ready |
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I am sorry, I forgot to place my correct
e-mail. Please see above for correction thanks
nick |
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Served on CGC Sauk WYTM 99 from 12/61 to
6/65,Current member Coast Guard Auxiliary
flotilla 73 |
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I was in the CG from 1950to1953, then I left
for 2 years. Then I returned in 1956 to 1973
and completed 20 years. I enjoyed looking at
the picture of the tugs. I will see all of you
soon at the reunion nick |
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Enjoyed reading about the Coast Guard tugs. I
served as XPO and OinC of Hawser WYTL 65610
and as XPO of Manitou, both out of Governors
Island back in the 70's. |
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I couldn't get the membership page to accept
my info, so I slid it in here. (Tugboat
sailors can do!) Bill Hayes; knb4309@sbcglobal.net
Acushnet WAT167;1958-1960, Portland,ME Nautius
"under the pole" guard, summer of
'58 Ice Patrol '59 General Greene assistance
'60 Planetree WAGL307; 1960-1, Honolulu, HA
AtoN Midway Island Hawaiian Armed Services
Police (HASP); 1961-2, Honolulu,HA Hotel
Street, etc. |
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Served on Cutter Ute w/USCG 1872.5-1985,active
in all reported activities including S/V
Maranatha seizure which sunk from under me and
2 ensigns in a heavy squall with 2 Cuban
Gunboats attemting to intercept us over
"territorial rights
infringement"..Lots of good stories and
good and honorable men..feel free to email
me..Dan Wiggins |
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CGC Avoyel CGC Axe Note guestbook 3-13-07 New
e-mail tvincent@mchsi.com |
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Seaman. I was aboard 110' Raritan from January
1966 to October 1968. |
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CGC Snohomish, 52-54. CGC Acushnet,55-56. CGC
Towline (65605), 64-65 |
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I was on the Arundel from 1977 to 1979 I have
some great memories of some very special
people. |
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I was on the Arundel from 1977 to 1979 I have
some great memories of some very special
people. |
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I was on the USCGC Sauk from Nov. 1980 to Feb.
1982. |
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What a great site. I served on Acushnet in
65-66 as an RD2. |
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I AM GLAD SANDY TOLD ME ABOUT THIS SITE. |
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Interested in talking with anyone on the USCGC
Chinook Oct 66 till Dec 67. |
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Where can I buy an Acushnet logo or a Ball cap
with the logo on it? |
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Currently the Officer in Charge USCGC CHOCK
homeported in Portsmouth, Va. Outstanding new
letter! |
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OINC of LINE from 1995-98. Great 3 years,
great crew and many memorable missions. |
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server on CGC YANKTON in 80 and 81. I was MK2,
looking for Matt Brown'S E-mail address.
E-mail me. would like to know how things went
after I left. Jim |
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...and... the photo of Raritan and Mahoning
are at Suny Maitime College / Ft Schuyler (SKYler),
Da Bronx, NYC - in the background - SS Empire
State (cadet training ) |
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Great to see the addition of our inland 'black
hull fleet' buddies. |
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Joining up! Hope to hear from old shipmates
USCGA COMANCHE AND USCGC AVOYEL |
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Served on the USS Lipan ATF-85...Spring of
1958 to summer of 1961..great duty Thanks |
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Any info about QMC Wayne would be appreciated.
He was on the USCGC Chinook 1965-68. This log
has been helpfull in gaining info. Thanks,
Randy |
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I served on the Swivel (65603)early 70's.
First as EN2 and then EN1 (EPO). OINC was BMC
Eugene Harrison. XPO's were BM1 John Bines and
BM1 Gus Johnson. EPO befoe me was EN1 Forrest
Bubar. Worst time was loading batteries on
Sadleback Ledge Light in the winter time. |
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I was on the Chinnok 66-67. I had a great time
I worked in engineroom (EN3) and transferred
to the Storis. I sure would like to find out
about my first CO- Mr. Coolidge. Any info
would be appreciated. Smooth Sailing, Randy |
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I served on board CGC Tackle (WYTL 65604)
August 1986-December 1989 as Executive Petty
Officer and March 1992- May 1995 as Officer in
Charge. The best six years of my life. This is
an excellent site and look forward to more
good things in the future. |
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Served as EPO of Wire under Paul Hawkey &
EO of Penobscot Bay under Mark Faller. Those
were the days! Water skiing behind a WYTL is
tough! Mark, remember the christmas tree? |
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Was stationed on the CGC ARUNDEL (WYTM-90)fm
1976-78 was the best ship that I was on. I
hated the water but loved the ice. As I always
said "Ice was nice and summer was a
bummer" Was on her in Chicago,Ill. right
from boot camp. I talk to a couple of old crew
members within the last year,it's great
reliving stories. Iwas a engineer, FA-FN
worked under MKCS PAUL HANKLE. I see he is a
member here so I like to hear from him. They
gave me my first nickname Major Mott |
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Was stationed on the CGC ARUNDEL (WYTM-90)fm
1976-78 was the best ship that I was on. I
hated the water but loved the ice. As I always
said "Ice was nice and summer was a
bummer" Was on her in Chicago,Ill. right
from boot camp. I talk to a couple of old crew
members within the last year,it's great
reliving stories. Iwas a engineer, FA-FN
worked under MKCS PAUL HANKLE. I see he is a
member here so I like to hear from him. They
gave me my first nickname Major Mott |
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Hello, I came across this site surfing for
information. I am currently attached to USCGC
Hammer ( 75 foot WLIC Pusher Tug ) and was
wondering why there is no listing for the 75
for tugs that push Construction, and Buoy
Barges? |
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CGC Axe WLIC75310 Mobile AL 1970 to 1974 DC2
DC1. Good crew! We worked hard and played
hard."Drive them pile's" |
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CGC Avoyel WMEC 150 "Work Horse of the
Sea" 1966 to decommission 1969
FA,FN,DC3,DC2 Ret. DCCS 1987 She was my first
unit and my best unit. Lots of good
memories.Good ship,good crew! |
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My grandfather, Vernon Dibb, served on the
original USCG Snohomish from 1911 (Revenue
Cutter) to 1918. I have some of his original
paperwork, there are several discharges,
lifeboat man certificate, War Service Cert.,
and Petty Officer Certs. But I think the most
interesting are his metal dog tags. They are
hand written and have his fingerprint etched
into the metal. Also have a few pictures of
the ship and a couple of crewmen, will send
them if you want them for your site. I am a
Viet Nam veteran and find his military service
very interesting. |
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I served on the Capstan from Sept. 1970 to
April 1972. The officer in charge was BM1
James Chambers. It was my first duty station
out of boot camp. I went on as a FA but later
switch to Boatswains mate. We were stationed
in Alexander, Virginia. To this day I wish I
was still on it. We did several search and
rescue with it. Ice breaking also. I am in the
Coast Guard Auxiliary now. |
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Acacia Sailor 1967 to 1973 {BM3} Broke alot of
Ice with the KAW and Ojibwa. Looking for Jeff
Wolfstein KAW sailor. This is a great site. |
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In the "where are they" photos
section of the site- the 110's -Raritan,
Manitou, Mahoning, from GI NY are shown at
SUNY Maritime college, Bronx, NYC, under the
Throgs Neck Bridge, pierside to SS NY State.
One went to their sister school but sometime
friendly rival Kings Point. I forget which
went where? There may have been trouble
getting parts for them to continue training
service. Maybe I'll get some pictures or a
"news story" for us someday soon. |
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Still looking for anybody who served on the
Manitou in 64 to 66 |
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Someone has to have a photo of CGC Wire 65612
to donate to the website! Come on you
Governors Is types, let's look around... |
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What a great WEB site! It was great to read
about my old ship the Cherokee. Brings back
some very fond memories. Very sad to know that
she was sunk as a target. |
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I was EPO on Swivel early 70's. Retired MKCS |
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Got the ball cap - GREAT QUALITY - Great
embroidary... too bad it's not made in the USA |
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Is there anyone out there that remembers the
USCGC Violet, my Uncle was on it in the 50's.
I was on the USCGC KAW in the 60's. |
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Great Idea |
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NAVESINK WYTM 88 1965 TO 1967 |
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Still looking for anybody who servad on the
Manitou in the sixtys, I was on her in 64 to
66.CWO Cornell and CWO Finn were the CO when I
was there. |
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Enjoyed the web site My first Cutter CGC
Yankton , South Portland Me. |
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Hi Fred thanks for e mail .I think hull
plating was 5/16 but that was 21years ago in
yards. If you call Hawser, EPO should be of
help as wehad builders plate on board. Take it
on a slow bell |
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Served on CG Cutter Bollard WYTL 65614 (1986
to 1989) as OINC. |
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Thanks for the e-mails. Sorry I will not be
able to attend. |
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I enjoyed the site. I was OinC of USCGC
Swivel, Rockland, Me. from 79-82. Regards; BMC
John Clark USCG Ret. |
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looks good to me so far 3 years arundel |
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USCG VET(EN1): SERVED ON USCGC PRIMROSE/USCGC
MALLET/USCG LORAN STATION CAPE SARICIEF AK
& SCOTCH CAPE LIGHTHOUSE AK/LIGHTHOUSE
INDIANA HARBOR IL/USCG STATION SAN DEIGO CA
(1965-1972). |
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There was an earlier question about the future
of the 65' WYTLs. There was push a few years
ago to decomm all the 65s to save money...they
were saved by a severe winter on the East
Coast. To my knowledge, there are no plans for
replacements. The oldest of the 140' WTGBs (Katmai
Bay)is closing in on 30 years of service...65s
are 10+ years older. As we all know,
icebreaking is a "contact
sport"...the tough little tugs are
getting a little tired. |
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Servered twice on USCGC COMANCHE during the
sixties sailed her from San Fran To corpus Tx. |
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Great find, nice to see site dedicated to the
Tugs of the Coast Guard, I must admit it was
one of the more rewarding events in my career,
wished I could have served longer on board.
The very best to each and every Tug Sailor and
his/her family. |
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Great website. Hope to reunite, and make
contact again with some of my former shipmates
who may be members of this great organization. |
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Was on the Smohomish from 9/61 to 10/62 would
like to hear from you guys |
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A great site, I was XPO on the Saulk and Oic
of the Wire. Glad to know what happened to the
Saulk. I have some great pictures from 1978-82
let me know if you would like some. |
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I retired off CGC Midgett 1976 not 67. |
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Served on the CGC Avoyel WMEC-150 1967-1968 As
a GM1 Retired as a GMC September 1967 off the
CGC Midgett. |
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Servered on the U.S.C.G.C. COMANCHE twice
great boat and |
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As the 65’s are slowly being decommissioned
is there a plan to replace the class? The
140’s are rather unhandy while the 656’s
are just the right size. Also looking for the
builder’s specification for the 65’s.
Always thought the hull was at least ¼”
thick, however I heard that it might be but
3/16”. Any information would be appreciated.
Contact Fred Mallett at Tugalert@comcast.net |
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I was on the Manitou from 64 to 66 anybody out
there boy the time really went by. |
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I was on the Sauk From 70 to 73. We had many
good times and a lot of work. I just ran into
this site and was very happy to see the Sauk. |
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I really enjoy this site. |
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I served in Mahoning from 81 to her
decommissioning in 84. Jay and Brians photos
brought back many fond memories of the last
crew whose privilege it was to serve aboard
such a fine cutter. I attended the CG
Icebreaker Sailors Reunion in Laughlin, Nv
this April, and while I also served in 3
different "Wind" class icebreakers
it was my honor to represent one of the
"little breakers" as well. |
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I was on CGC HAWSER from May 82 thr May 85
MK1/EPO |
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Was Electrician on Sauk from July 1969 to Feb.
1972. Lots of great times. Great Crew. Lot of
life long memories. |
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SERVED ON SAUK 1955-1957 SN/BM3-1958 BM3 ON
40434-1959 BM2 ON 64310 ALL AT PIER9 STILL SEE
JIM DEEGHAN EN2 AND TED JACOBS EN2 FROM THE
SAUK |
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Ahoy! I served in the USCG 1953 - 1957 and was
on the 64304 as a BM2 in Gloucester, NJ during
1956 - 57. Our service area was on the
Delaware River from Trenton to the Overfalls
LS and through the Chesapeake & Delaware
Canal to Chesapeake City, MD. Please sign me
up for the USCG Tug Assn. (I live in Oregon
now.) |
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Bravo zulu |
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SERVED ABOARD THE CGC AVOYAL FROM MAY 1957 TO
JULY OF '57 AS RADIOMAN-IN-CHARGE. |
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Enjoy the memories and looking at the photos. |
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The CGTA Guest Book Is Now Operational |
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