United States Coast Guard Academy - Tide Rips Yearbook (New London, CT)

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arc a measure of the worth of the organization over the years. The Coast Guard has a hiatorj well-suited ii establish a criterion of its worth. The Coasl Guard ' s peacetime activities have multiplied from the original dutj of enforcing the payment f customs to Buch diverse duties as operating the International [ce Patrol and enforcing agreements concerning the regulation ..I fisheries mi the high seas. The fact thai the Treasurj department of the government has operated a military and law enforcing bodj has long served to attract the attention of efficienc) experts and reorganizers. Attempts were made to merge the Coast Guard, or its parent, with various other Federal agen- cies but have never succeeded for two reasons: i I l the need for an independent organization with the qualifications and equipment of the Service for the duties it perforins: and (2) the incontrovertible fact that the Coast Guard is one of those rare governmental Inn-cans — one that returns a profit. hen the situation in Europe became so tense that the State Department decided to re- move any chance of friction by recalling the European Squadron, a Campbell class cutter was stationed at Lisbon to take the place of the withdrawn ships. On ocasions like that when the Navy could not act without causing embarrassing diplomatic repercussions and in cases where special equipment and training is necessary, the Coast Guard lias tangible reason for existence. Efficiency of performance of all the varied duties of the Coast Guard gives the Government a return on every dollar appropriated to the Service. Proof of this is evident in every annual report when the record of every dollar ex- pended is balanced against the value of property and lives saved and instances in which the law- is enforced. Although onlj those people who earn their livelihood on the sea and those in- vesting in water-borne traffic benefit directly from the activities of the Service, still the nation as a whole derives a measure of profit since its prosperity is vitally dependent upon the safetj and regularity of commerce on all the trade routes. DEFENDING THE ■•EAGLE IN THE WAR OF 1812 THE ' HARRIET LANE

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service IIISTIIKV lii tin |.u (institutional day« mnuggling wai id. pa trio tii and profitable ».iv lo circum- vent iIm Navigation icti paued li) tin I uglish Parliament. I In .iii.hi nl ..I national uv .1. |.. ii. I. ii. . • I. -i i . . . . I ill. -Iii . ii ..| patriotism rnvcloping thii -nl i Iradi but Lii il nom iii- !■ -- In ' rativc. I -iii. il ll ii «.f the . i. -i. .in- providi .1 in id. I .mil . i ..I 1790, the I • ■ r i : i . — authorised the construction .•! six i. urn. cutter . I ii. I. i ill. ... gU i l. undi i II. Iton the Scrvici «..- established . - .i military organisa- tion Mi. Secretary advocated thii pl.in be- cause it will imt onl) induce lii men thi mon readil} to engage, but ill attach them lo iheii dutj bj .i nicer tense l bonoi Veterani ..I iii. Ii. .1 luii. .n.H .i . disbanded aftei the U .ii ..l Independence, formed i large propor- tion I iii. personnel of the new service. Ih. ii.iii.iii.il emergency precipitated bj I i .i ii. • .i- .i result nl the treatment ol our am- bassador in I ' . in- and the subsequent un- declared naval war established the position of the Revenue Marine. Together vmiIi .i Botilla • •I privateers, which struck the most telling blows in iln- period, the cutters inflicted re- prisals ..ii iln I i. mil li.i the organisation ..I the new Navy, Congress ordained that the revenue cutters serve »itli the Navj in time oi war. ' if the twenty-two prises captured b] the .i .ii ilii- time eighteen wen seisei I bj cut- ters Ilu Pickering alone took ten ships in W ' -i Indian waters, ini hiding -i ship three times .i- strong .i- In i - ' If. Iln Revenue utlei Service participated though without such predominance in tin ;ir of 1812, the Sen I. . Mi rii an, ml. and Spanish m .n - and in W oi M Wat I Iln historii traditioni ■•! an} v .i n. .n. .i living p. ni ..I ii- morale; not onh that, the? ' •• • I RENCH PRIZE. Bottom: marrietl ' -. tincivilwar.

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I • • TKIIMM. I ).i in .1 ■■• I da) oul ' lii ing pi . ■ i .1- «i II .1- m .ii i In i Dad ' ' ii.ii ' I pi • pai i - ii-i ll Imi an) gi in ) I mphasis i- |. In . .1 pi mi. ii il mi ilu handling « • f -in. i II liii.it- in .m «i .it lt« i : .i- .i i ' -nil tin mi ii iii tin Service nave earned i In reputation l being honi it-to God sailors. mi i .in t i ■ ■ — i take ■ bo) who hat never been t sea, « ■ »■ k .i cap ovei his eye in the beat movie style and drop him n board a cutter and then saj thai j ii 1 1 . i . i .i sailor. 1 1 « — business .,1 beating tin sea I- not one to b learned in seven eas) lessons l mail; vim have t get down where you can -, . i.n yourself how to keep afloat and -nil be useful. Drill, .hill, .mil drill until tin rewi Inn. tin n together instinctive!) is the waj in wlii. Ii ilu- Coast Guard trains it- men. I ml. t ., I. ..ii. i ..I watchful .in.l all- seeing eyes and guided bj experienced boatswains even . man whose onlj prior . .uii.i. i m ill, .i boat n , • •! when I hi grav) w.i- passed .,t home soon picks up the fundamentals .f seamanship. Top IJARO CREW IAUNC • RY RUNWAY. Wiil. . ' .- ROUTINE DRILL ABOARI M tES SEAMEN I MCY ACTION Bottom: ' ■• ' • 12 •• ' . A SELF. BAUER TO DEMON. STRATE ike HANDLII URNEDSURF. Itl ' A