The "Heritage Class" of Offshore Patrol Cutters will meet the evolving challenges of today, while recalling the original vision of the Coast Guard founder, and founding father Alexander Hamilton.
Jul 21 2021
The Long Blue Line: America’s “First Fleet”
The "Heritage Class" of Offshore Patrol Cutters will meet the evolving challenges of today, while recalling the original vision of the Coast Guard founder, and founding father Alexander Hamilton.
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Coast Guard SPARS marching in formation as part of Honolulu’s V-J (Victory over Japan) Day Parade. (Photo: Courtesy of family) At least six women from Oklahoma’s tribal nations served in the U.S. Coast Guard Women’s Reserves (“SPARS”) during World War II, bringing honor to their Nation and their Tribes.
Oct 29 2021
The Long Blue Line: “Sooner Squadron”
Coast Guard SPARS marching in formation as part of Honolulu’s V-J (Victory over Japan) Day Parade. (Photo: Courtesy of family) At least six women from Oklahoma’s tribal nations served in the U.S. Coast Guard Women’s Reserves (“SPARS”) during World...
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The Original Joker, Cesar Romer, was a star in Hollywood, but just a regular guy in the Coast Guard.
Sep 24 2021
The Long Blue Line: The Original Joker, Cesar...
The Original Joker, Cesar Romer, was a star in Hollywood, but just a regular guy in the Coast Guard.
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The GITMO Lighthouse: Standing the watch for 120 years, and still Semper Paratus! (Photo) Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Kristin Antonides of Port Security Unit 309 paints the quarters building in her spare time.
Oct 05 2021
The Long Blue Line: GITMO Lighthouse
The GITMO Lighthouse: Standing the watch for 120 years, and still Semper Paratus! (Photo) Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Kristin Antonides of Port Security Unit 309 paints the quarters building in her spare time.
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Through recent digitization efforts at the National Archives by NOAA, muster rolls documenting service of African American sailors, including US Revenue Cutterman, are available online for all with internet access.
Jun 14 2021
TLBL: Glimpses through a mustered...
Through recent digitization efforts at the National Archives by NOAA, muster rolls documenting service of African American sailors, including US Revenue Cutterman, are available online for all with internet access.
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Prohibition was a hard unremitting war with few rewards. But the Coast Guard lead by RADM Fredrick Billard (Commandant 1924 -32 and pictured left) leveraged new technology to meet the challenge.
Nov 19 2021
The Long Blue Line: Prohibition Tech
Prohibition was a hard unremitting war with few rewards. But the Coast Guard lead by RADM Frederick Billard (Commandant 1924 -32 and pictured left) leveraged new technology to meet the challenge.
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Two graphic images superimposed with one another. At the bottom it reads "The Long Blue Line." The image on the left is a house with bells and trees and says "Seasons Greetings." On the right, is a Large posiedon like charachter and it says "A salty, hearty, merry christmas. From the Onondaga."

Dec. 22, 2023

The Long Blue Line: Merry Christmas from the Galley! — the Coast Guard’s collection of vintage Christmas Menus

The Coast Guard Historian’s Office recently unearthed several shipboard Christmas menus in its Archives and Special Collections. They are few, but rather colorful and provide insight into a bright spot in an otherwise monotonous lifestyle at sea.

A rare photograph showing Snohomish from the stern. (U.S. Coast Guard)

April 7, 2023

The Long Blue Line: A most unusual cutter—Revenue Cutter Service and Coast Guard Cutter Snohomish

One cutter, two services.

A Bloomingdale’s Department Store advertisement for pins. (The (N.Y.) Evening World, April 25, 1918)

March 24, 2023

The Long Blue Line: The Baker Twins—Re-searching the first female Coasties - or were they?

One historian’s investigation into the truth of the Baker Twins’ service. 

Posed professional photograph of Tampa’s captain, Charles Satterlee, taken in London in April 1918, just a few months before the loss of the Tampa. (U.S. Coast Guard)

Oct. 22, 2021

The Long Blue Line: Satterlee—the last full measure of devotion

Captain Satterlee was a particularly competent and efficient officer and made a record of which the best might well be proud.    “Official Record of Charles Satterlee,” Coast Guard Personnel Office, October 18, 1918Charles Satterlee was born in Essex, Connecticut, in 1875. His naval career began after completing the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service’s

Cesar Romero at the controls of Cavalier’s ship’s crane. (Coast Guard Collection)

Sept. 24, 2021

The Long Blue Line: Cesar Romero—a Hollywood star, but just another guy in the Coast Guard

From Hollywood Star to Coast Guard war hero - the story of Cesar Romero.

Menhaden fishing vessel W.T. James prior to World War I and conversion to the naval minesweeper, USS James. (Naval History and Heritage Command)

July 23, 2021

The Long Blue Line: Last of the Coast Guard fishing fleet— Hurricane San Calixto and the loss of EM Dow

During World War I and World War II, the Menhaden fishing fleet became a ready reserve for the Navy and Coast Guard.

Faded photo of Seneca during her World War I service. (Coast Guard Collection)

May 21, 2021

The Long Blue Line: Ship of heroes—Seneca’s history-making rescue of World War I

Lt. Brown and the gallant volunteers set an example worthy of the highest traditions of any Service or any Nation.

Painting of the sinking of Cutter Tampa by the German submarine UB-91 painted by noted marine artist John Wisinski. (Coast Guard Collection)

April 9, 2021

The Long Blue Line: Coast Guard Combat Operations in World War I

World War I served as a baptism of fire for the Coast Guard. During the war, the Coast Guard performed its traditional missions of search and rescue, maritime interdiction, law enforcement, humanitarian response, and port security.

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CGD 24 Wainwright Unknown port; photo taken from quarterdeck of unnamed USCG cutter. Boston? Photo...
At Sea
USCG patrol boats during Prohibition
Headquarters USCG Destroyer Force
"Coast Guard Destroyer Downes (From a Painting by the Destroyer Force Bugle Staff Artist, Marius...
Headquarters
"Ensign Roland making end run, Coast Guard-Marine game, Washington, D.C., 1929." Scanned from...
Headquarters
"1929 - Coast Guard Football Team - 1929. Back Row: -Lieut. Baker, Coast and Manager; Wineke,...
At Sea
A photo of Coast Guard Destroyer CONYNGHAM on patrol during Prohibition.
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Coast Guard Destroyer's baseball team (no date).
Aboard USCGD Beale
Hand-written caption on reverse of photo reads: "Officers and crew of CGC Beale (Navy destroyer...
Aboard CGC Snohomish
Hand-written caption on reverse of photo reads: "R R Waesche Sr., CGC Snohomish, Port Angeles, or...
USCGD Beal
"BEALE (CG-9) (Of the old U.S. Coast Guard Destroyer Force - 1924-1930) An early 20th century...
At Sea
"Engineroom Force of the Coast Guard Cutter PONTCHARTRAIN. 3-5-29 (1)." CCG Scrapbook (CG...
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Copy photo found in the CG Historian's Office Special Collections Archive in the "Uniforms" folder....

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