{"id":1244,"date":"2014-05-16T13:41:49","date_gmt":"2014-05-16T18:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/\/?page_id=1244"},"modified":"2014-06-11T08:25:16","modified_gmt":"2014-06-11T13:25:16","slug":"training-cutters-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.coastguardmodeling.com\/index.php\/cutters\/by-class\/training-cutters-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Training Cutters"},"content":{"rendered":"

Revenue Cutter Service Training Cutters
\n<\/strong>Model: Dobbin: Yes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Designation<\/td>\nName<\/td>\nClass<\/td>\nService<\/td>\nComments<\/td>\nPictures<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USRC<\/td>\nDobbin<\/td>\nCushing 91<\/td>\n1876 \u2013 1881<\/td>\nStationed in Savannah at the start of the Civil War
\nOnly Revenue Cutter to escape to the North
\n23 years as a patrol cutter
\n1876: First Academy training cutter in New Bedford
\n1878: Replaced at the Academy by Chase, returned to patrol duty<\/td>\n		CGH<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USRC<\/td>\nChase
\n(aka Salmon P. Chase)<\/td>\n		Misc RC
\n115\/145<\/td>\n		1878 – 1907<\/td>\nDesigned as a tr-aining cutter
\n1878: Replaced Dobbin
\n1890 to 1894: Patrol cutter
\nNaval Academy provided USRC officers
\n1895 expansion of the navy brought that agreement to an end
\nChase lengthened by 40′ to accommodate more cadets
\n1907: Decommissioned,
\nTurned over to Marine-Hospital Service as a quarantine ship<\/td>\n		CGH<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USRC\/USCGC<\/td>\nOriole
\n(ex USS Dale)<\/td>\n		USS Dale Class<\/td>\n1906 \u2013 1921<\/td>\nCommissioned into the Navy in 1869 as the sloop of war Dale
\nTransferred to the RCS in 1906 as a barracks ship for the Academy<\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USRC\/USCGC<\/td>\nItasca
\n(Ex USS Bancroft)<\/td>\n		USS Bancroft Class<\/td>\n1907 \u2013 1922<\/td>\nCommissioned in the Navy in 1893 as a training ship
\nTransferred to RCS as Itasca to replace the aging Chase
\nThird Academy training cutter
\nAcademy and cutter moved to New London in 1910
\nUSRC became USCG in 1915
\nBy 1922 too cramped to be effective<\/td>\n		CGH<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

WWII Training Cutters<\/strong>
\nWith the massive expansion that came with going to war
\nThe Coast Guard acquired several unique vessels to train the ranks.
\nModel: As noted in table<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Designation<\/td>\nName<\/td>\nClass<\/td>\nClass<\/td>\nHull<\/td>\nService<\/td>\nComments<\/td>\nPicture<\/td>\nModel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nCurlew<\/td>\nSchooner 65<\/td>\nCG<\/td>\n65016<\/td>\n1940 – 1960<\/td>\nDonated to the Coast Guard on 31 Jan 1940
\nUsed as an Academy training ship
\n1951: transferred to TRACEN Cape May
\nUsed in boot camp training<\/td>\n		Link<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nAtlantic<\/td>\nThree-masted
\nschooner 185<\/td>\n		WIX<\/td>\n271<\/td>\n1941 – 1947<\/td>\nLaunched in 1903
\n3 masted gaff rigged racing schooner
\n1905 Won Kaiser’s Cup Trans Atlantic Race
\n12 days, 4 hrs, 1 min, 19 sec
\nRecord stood for 75 years
\nBroken by a trimaran
\nMono-hull record stood until 2002
\nWWI – Submarine mother ship
\nWWII – Academy training ship
\nScrapped in 1982
\nFull size replica built in 2010<\/td>\n		Link<\/a><\/td>\nYes<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nVolador<\/td>\nSchooner 110<\/td>\nWIX<\/td>\n59<\/td>\n1942 – 1943<\/td>\nDesigned by William Gardiner
\nBuilt in 1926 in Wilmington, CA
\nFlagship of Commodore W. L. Valentine
\nof the California Yacht Club
\nAcquired in 1942 as a district training vessel
\nReturned to owner in 1943<\/td>\n		Link<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nDanmark<\/td>\n295 Barque<\/td>\nWIX<\/td>\n283<\/td>\n1942 – 1945<\/td>\nDanish Navy cadet training ship
\nCommanded by Captain Knud Hansen
\nIn US waters when Germany invaded Denmark
\nHansen sought asylum in Jacksonville
\nVolunteered ship and crew as a training ship
\nServed as Academy training cutter
\nReturned to Denmark after the war<\/td>\n		Wiki<\/a><\/td>\nYes<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nBonneville
\n(Former Cook)<\/td>\n		110 SC-1<\/td>\nWIX<\/td>\n375<\/td>\n1943 – 1945<\/td>\nSecond time in CG service
\nUsed as Academy training cutter<\/td>\n		NS<\/a><\/td>\nYes<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nMarita
\n(ex HMS Kaspar)
\nex HMS Kilmacrennan)<\/td>\n		HMS Kil Class 183<\/td>\nWPR<\/td>\n175<\/td>\n1943 – 1945<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nCobb
\n(former Gov. Cobb)<\/td>\n		Misc CGC 286<\/td>\nWPG<\/td>\n181<\/td>\n1943 – 1946<\/td>\nFirst turbine-propelled commercial ship in US (1906)
\nServed the navy as a training ship in WWI
\nAcquired by the CG in 1943 and used for training
\nConverted to a helicopter carrier and was instrumental
\nin proving the concept of helo ops from a ship
\nConsidered the first helo carrier<\/td>\n		Wiki<\/a>
\nWiki<\/a><\/td>\n		<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nNellwood<\/td>\nPatrol Yacht<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n1943 – 1947<\/td>\nTraining ship<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

1946 – 2000 Training Cutters<\/strong>
\nThe Coast Guard has used a variety of cutter types for training
\nSome were retired operational cutters
\nOthers were acquired from the Navy
\nModel: As noted in table<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Designation<\/td>\nName<\/td>\nClass<\/td>\nClass<\/td>\nHull<\/td>\nService<\/td>\nComments<\/td>\nPictures<\/td>\nModel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nCuyahoga<\/td>\n125′ WMEC<\/td>\nWIX<\/td>\n157<\/td>\n1927 – 1978<\/td>\nTypical operations until 1957
\n1957 to 1959 – Training cutter in New London
\n1959 – Transferred to Yorktown
\nOCS training cutter
\n20 October 1978: Lost in a collision with Santa Cruz II<\/td>\n		CGH<\/a><\/td>\nYes<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nCurlew<\/td>\n65′ Schooner<\/td>\nCG<\/td>\n65016<\/td>\n1940 – 1960<\/td>\nDonated to the Coast Guard on 31 Jan 1940
\nUsed as an Academy training ship
\n1951: transferred to TRACEN Cape May
\nUsed in boot camp training<\/td>\n		Link<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nLamar<\/td>\n184′ PCE<\/td>\nWTR<\/td>\n899<\/td>\n1964 – 1969<\/td>\nCommissioned in the Navy as 1945
\nTraining ship from 1950 to 1964
\nTurned over to the Coast Guard in 1964
\nUsed for Reserve training in Monterey<\/td>\n		<\/td>\nYes<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nTanager
\n(ex USS Tanager)<\/td>\n		221 Auk Class
\nMinesweeper<\/td>\n		AM\/MSF
\nWTR<\/td>\n		385\/385
\n885<\/td>\n		1964 – 1972<\/td>\nCommissioned into the Navy in 1945
\nPerformed mine sweeping operations until 1963
\nTransferred to the Coast Guard in 1963
\nUsed for Reserve training at Yorktown<\/td>\n		CGH<\/a><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nEagle
\n(ex SNS
\nHorst Wessel)<\/td>\n		295′ Barque<\/td>\nWIX<\/td>\n327<\/td>\n1946 – Active<\/td>\nBuilt in 1936 and named Horst Wessel
\na storm trooper who wrote the Nazi party anthem
\nand died fighting German Communists in 1930
\nTraining ship in the German Navy
\nSeized as a war prize in 1946
\nCommissioned into the Coast Guard
\nAcademy training cutter
\nOnly sailing vessel in active US service
\nAmerica’s Tall Ship<\/td>\n		CGH<\/a><\/td>\nYes<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Current Training Cutter<\/strong>
\nThe Coast Guard has relocated OCS to the Academy
\nEagle is the only remaining training cutter
\nShe has recently started training NOAA officers
\nModel: Yes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Designation<\/td>\nName<\/td>\nClass<\/td>\nClass<\/td>\nHull<\/td>\nService<\/td>\nComments<\/td>\nPictures<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USCGC<\/td>\nEagle
\n(ex SNS
\nHorst Wessel)<\/td>\n		295′ Barque<\/td>\nWIX<\/td>\n327<\/td>\n1946 – Active<\/td>\nBuilt in 1936 and named Horst Wessel
\na storm trooper who wrote the Nazi party anthem
\nand died fighting German Communists in 1930
\nTraining ship in the German Navy
\nSeized as a war prize in 1946
\nCommissioned into the Coast Guard
\nAcademy training cutter
\nOnly sailing vessel in active US service
\nAmerica’s Tall Ship<\/td>\n		CGH<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Revenue Cutter Service Training Cutters Model: Dobbin: Yes Designation Name Class Service Comments Pictures USRC Dobbin Cushing 91 1876 \u2013 1881 Stationed in Savannah at the start of the Civil War Only Revenue Cutter to escape to the North 23 years as a patrol cutter 1876: First Academy training cutter in New Bedford 1878: Replaced … <\/p>\n

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