33105. (photo) U.S. Revenue Cutter Snohomish Firing First Gun in Memorial Day Salute c.1910.
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33105. (photo) U.S. Revenue Cutter Snohomish Firing First Gun in Memorial Day Salute c.1910.
- (photo) U.S. Revenue Cutter Snohomish Firing First Gun in Memorial Day Salute c.1910. “Among all the vessels built as cutters for either the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service or Coast Guard, one of the most unique was the Cutter Snohomish…. The cutter Snohomish was built in 1908 as a direct result of Congressional legislation passed to address a shortage of maritime rescue resources in the Pacific Northwest…. Over its years of service, the Snohomish responded to many vessels standing into danger, or had run aground. The cutter’s most famous rescue mission was that for the Nika, a lumber carrier that ran aground on Feb. 25, 1923, in the Straits of Juan de Fuca. Snohomish’s crew tied a simple life ring to a three-inch line to transfer all the Nika’s crew from their ship to the Snohomish, which was carefully positioned about 20 feet off the stern of the Nika. For this rescue, performed in severe gale conditions, Snohomish’s commanding officer, Lt. Cmdr. Henry Hemingway, was awarded the Gold Life-Saving Medal. utters for either the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service or Coast Guard, one of the most unique was the Cutter Snohomish. (Courtesy Cmdr. Timothy R. Dring, U.S. Naval Reserve retired.) Nice view shows salute being fired from forward gun mount. Clean, crisp, 3 ½” x 5 ½” on postcard paper. (VG+). $24.