USCGC TIGER
1928
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USCGC JACKSON
1927
Shortly after commissioning.
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USCGC JACKSON
1927
Shortly after commissioning.
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USCGC BEDLOE
1943
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USCGC BEDLOE
1944
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USCGC JACKSON
September 14, 1944
On September 14, 1944 during a massive hurricane, the CGC Jackson & Bedloe were sunk with the loss of 47 crew. Both
vessels were escorting the Liberty ship George Ade, which had been torpedoed by U518, and in tow by the Navy vessel ATR-6
off of Cape Hatteras NC. The same hurricane sent the Coast Guard Lighship Vineyard Shoals to the bottom with all hands.
This is my rendition, as recalled by survivors, just moments before the Jackson foundered.
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RESCUE OF THE SURVIVORS FROM USCGC JACKSON
OS2U Kingfisher aircraft recovering some crew from the USCGC Jackson. Photographed from Navy Blimp K-20.
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