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"The legacy of four decades of
at-sea stations is not the glorious cutters but rather
the fortitude and seamanship of the cuttermen who make
the cutters glorious."
—From the book
Publication date:
February 15, 2010
Publication information:
ISBN: 978-0-9779200-1-3.
Trim: 6 x 9 in.
Hardcover with dustjacket.
Smyth-sewn binding.
Pages: i–x + 350, including photographs, charts, appendixes, bibliography, and index.
BOOK REVIEWS
“Finally, a book about Ocean Station . . .”
The
Quarterdeck Log
Vol. 25, No. 1, p. 15
Spring 2010
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OCEAN STATION
Operations of the U.S. Coast Guard,
1940–1977
by Michael R. Adams
The crews of U.S. Coast Guard cutters patrolling the far-flung ocean stations were subjected to some of the heaviest weather the sea had to offer, yet the cuttermen remained on station to make weather observations and to provide navigation, communication, and search-and-rescue services. On ocean station, seamanship was survival.
Ocean Station: Operations of the U.S. Coast Guard, 1940–1977 is a well-researched text and a gripping read.
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Contents
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Stations 1 and 2
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Bravo
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Charlie
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Delta
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Echo
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Bermuda SAR Standby
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November
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Victor
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Hotel
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Zulu Zulu
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Appendixes
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Bibliography
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Index
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About the Author
Cdr. Michael R. Adams, USCG (Ret.), is a master mariner, certified STCW instructor, and member of the Florida Bar. During his two decades in the Coast Guard, he served in the cutters
Absecon, Boutwell, Dependable, Midgett, and
Steadfast and as commanding officer of the cutter
Ute. As a junior officer in
Absecon, he served on the North Atlantic Ocean Stations Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, and Hotel. After his Coast Guard service, he spent eleven years as captain of the large oil spill response vessel
Delaware Responder with brief intervals as captain of the
California Responder, Maine Responder, and
Virginia Responder. He is the author of the textbook
Shipboard Bridge Resource Management (Nor’easter Press, 2006).
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Some Historical Persons, Events, and Entities Noted in the Text of
Ocean
Station
Matthew Fontaine Maury; Guglielmo Marconi; Hugo C. Leuteritz; Juan T.
Trippe; Edward H. "Iceberg" Smith; Lawrence M. Harding; Constance Tipper; North Atlantic Ferry Route;
BOLERO; U.S. Shipbuilding Programs 1939–1945; Operation Market Time;
Secretary, Tacoma, Owasco, Casco,
Edsall, Hamilton classes; CG-36500;
NC-4;
Bermuda Sky Queen; Pan American Airways;
MIT Radiation Laboratory;
LORAN; U.S. Weather Bureau; ICAO
RELATED SITES
Biennial Ocean Station Vessel “All Ships”
Reunion website
www.255wpg.org
Fred's Place
“The place to meet old Coast Guard
shipmates”
www.fredsplace.org
Coast Guard Combat Veterans Association
coastguardcombatvets.com
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