CGQO History, Values & Ethos Flashcards
This first Secretary of the Treasury, is credited with being the founder of the USCG….
Alexander Hamilton
Through the Revenue Act of 1789 Alexander Hamilton proposed the creation of this service…
The Lighthouse Service
The “Revenue Marine” was created within the Treasury Department in this year…
1790
July 31st 1894 “Revenue-Marine” was renamed this…
The Revenue Cutter Service
In 1838 Congress created laws to regulate steamboats giving birth to this new service…
The Steamboat Inspection Service
This new service began as a volunteer rescue organization in 1848…
The Lifesaving Service
In what year were the Revenue Cutter Service and U.S. Lifesaving Service combined to create the Coast Guard?
1915
In 1942 this bureau was transferred into the USCG…
Bureau of Marine Inspection
What year was the Steamboat Inspection Service absorbed into the USCG?
1946
In 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson created this new department; which absorbed the USCG from Department of Treasury…
Department of Transportation
In 2003 the USCG was transferred from the Dept. of Transportation to this newly formed agency…
Department of Homeland Security
What 2 duties did the USCG perform in WWI?
1) Coastal Patrols
2) Escort Duty
In the American Civil War, which Cutter fired the first naval shots to relieve a besieged Fort Sumter?
Cutter Harriet Lane
In WWI, which cutter was sunk with the loss of all hands?
CGC Tampa
Name 2 duties the USCG performed in WW2…
Options:
1) Escort Duty
2) Amphib Landings
3) Beach Patrols
4) Captain of the Port
This reserve corps commanding officer originated the term SPARs an acronym for “Semper Paratus – Always Ready.”
Capt. Dorothy C. Stratton
