Us coast guard christens national security cutter midgett. Two cutters of the us coast guard have been named in his honor uscgc midgett whec726 and uscgc midgett. Uss michael murphy supports maritime interdiction operations. While cruising from the builders yard at pascagoula to her future homeport in honolulu, where she is set to be commissioned 24 august, the countrys newest national security cutter, pcu uscgc midgett wmsl 757, bagged a toplevel narco boat.
Uscgc midgett shares law enforcement techniques with. August 25, 1876 february 9, 1938 was a senior enlisted member of first the united states lifesaving service, and later the united states coast guard. Crewmembers aboard the coast guard cutter midgett, a 378foot high endurance cutter homeported in seattle, discuss their favorite aspects of being at. This was about 50% of all the recorded midgett s in the usa. With her crew of 24 officers and 160 enlisted men and women, she is homeported in seattle, washington under the operational and administrative control of commander, pacific area compacarea. Lew midgett attending the induction of a man hed recruited to the uscg. With her crew of 24 officers and 160 enlisted men and women, she is homeported in seattle, washington under the operational and administrative control of commander. Uscgc john midgett whec726, previously uscgc midgett whec726, is the twelfth and latest of the united states coast guards fleet of 378 ft 115 m high endurance cutters.
She was commissioned in a dual ceremony along with uscgc kimball wmsl 756. Photographs of hawaii lighthouses, 190406 3 images. From 1979 to 1981 he commanded the mediumendurance cutter uscgc valiant wmec621 and in 198184 served in the officer personnel division of coast guard headquarters. Coast guard cutter midgett busts midget sub loaded with. Uscg us coast guard cutter uscgc midgett whec 726 mug. Uscgc midgett completes acceptance trials baird maritime. Uscgc midgett wmsl757 wikipedia republished wiki 2. I served in the coast guard from 1978 to 2000 and retired as a chief gunnersmate gmce7. The cutter was constructed by huntington ingalls industries ingalls shipbuilding division in pascagoula mississippi and delivered to the coast guard in april 2019.
Coast guard national security cutter midgett wmsl 757 sailed away from ingalls shipbuilding. Subsequent afloat assignments include operations officer in the u. Photographs of discontinued lights and stations, 190072. This does not mean the current uscgc midgett whec726 will be decommissioned before the new midgett is commissioned. The michael murphy crew kept the suspicious vessel in sight until the suspected smugglers and the vessel were turned over to the crew of the u. The new coast guard national security cutter midgett, which is expected to arrive at its new home port of honolulu on friday, has chalked up a second major drug bust even before it is officially. Navy exchange program aboard the uss sirocco, a cycloneclass patrol boat in little creek, virginia. Vojvodich vahvahditch currently serves as the deputy materiel readiness for mission support at u. Midgett joined the coast guard at 17 years old in 1948 and was the fifth company to complete boot camp. The uscgc bertholf made history march 2425 as the first coast guard cutter to transit the taiwan strait in a freedom of navigation operation. The us coast guard national security cutter nsc midgett has successfully completed acceptance trials. It seems like the coasties arent even having to try these days.
Jose hernandez awesome, come on x crewmembers lets see pictures of the proud cutter before she history. Michael midgett, 11, holds his grandfathers sword in the coast guard hall at the pentagon in washington, d. I found this in my book cabinet the other day when i was searching for a book. I do not want to use aggressive advertisements on the site, therefore the revenue from the site is very small. Future uscgc midgett wmsl757 is headed to her planned homeport in honolulu. Rasmus midgett rescues the crew of priscilla uscg historians. Eighth national security cutter departs for homeport.
Photos from midgett from 2015 in dutch harbor alaska, british columbia and dry dock in portland oregon. With her crew of twenty four officers and one hundred sixty enlisted men and women, she is homeported in seattle, washington under the operational and administrative control of commander, pacific area compacarea. Photographs of united states coast guard cutters, 191186 4,000 images. The most midgett families were found in the usa in 1920. Documents in american maritime history, volume i, 14921865. I also had the pleasure of presenting a copy of the original commissioning program from our ceremony back in 1972. Loy commanded the highendurance cutter uscgc midgett whec726 in 198586 before serving from 1986 to 1989 as executive assistant to the commandant, admiral paul yost. Uscgc bear wmec 901 is a 270foot, medium endurance cutter homeported in one of americas coast guard cities, portsmouth, virginia.
Uscgc mellon whec717 wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Uscgc midgett whec726, 97861422096, please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from. Bear and its crew have shown tireless devotion to duty and service to nation, with over 65 operational deployments, numerous major. Bear has served the american public diligently since its commissioning in 1983.
Uscgc midgett wmsl757 is the eighth legendclass cutter of the united states coast. Uscgc john midgett whec726 news newspapers books scholar jstor april 2009 learn how and when to remove this template message. The entire mission support enterprise is responsible for staffing, training, and equipping the coast. You can bet the 40 or so 110s that make it out in to the wild still have a few decades of use left in them. Jazania oneal, granddaughter of midgett s namesake, is the ships sponsor. Records of the united states coast guard uscg national. According to a marad report, office of ship disposal programs annual report for fy2016 dated december 2016, page 43, annex j, uscgc sherman whec720 will be decommissioned in fy2018, midgett whec726 in fy2019, mellon whec717 in fy2020. The morgenthau has just been transferred to vietnams coast guard. Retired coast guard united states coast guard forums and. Uscgc john midgett whec726 this site is intended to provide you with basic information about our unit. Honolulubound coast guard cutter makes second cocaine.
My time aboard midgett, traversing her passageways, gliding through her ladder wells and tickling the bolts of her backbone has been stellar. Coast guard highendurance cutter uscgc midgett whec. Uscgc midgett wmsl757 is the eighth legendclass cutter of the united states coast guard and is stationed in honolulu, hawaii. Coast guard, was born at chicamacomico now rodanthe of english ancestry. He was profiled in a 1974 book, the mighty midgetts of chicamicomico, by nell. This collection also includes several thousand books, pamphlets, manuals, directives. Uscgc midgett is the twelfth and last of the united states coast. Dickey is the deputy director of operations for united states northern command. Uscgc block island wpb44 and the uscgc pea island wpb47, two late model cvariants, now renamed the my jules verne and the my farley mowat, were purchased in baltimore last year and are used by sea shepard, flying a black flag. What a unique and rewarding way to enter the fleet. Uscgc midgett whec726 is the twelfth and last of the united states coast guards fleet of 378 ft 115 m high endurance cutters. Uscgc midgett whec 726 uscg chiefs mess mug this auction offers a very nice, and very scarce, mug from the us coast guard chiefs mess aboard the uscg cutter midgett, whec 726.
Shlemiel informs gronam that a sorcerer is after the book of marvels, gronam. Revenue cutter bear to alaska and siberia, 1895 179 images. He was the son of phoebe oneal and john allen midgett, sr. National security cutter midgett sails away youtube. The coast guard historical office says the midgett family legacy is. The uscgc midgett received its namesake from a long line of the midgett family, 200 of which have served in the coast guard and its predecessor branches. Uscgc midgett wmsl757 is the eighth legendclass cutter of the united states coast guard and will be stationed in honolulu, hawaii. Cgc john midgett whec cgc midgett wmsl cgc douglas munro whec meet the commanding officer history and characteristics reporting to cgc munro cgc munro wmsl cgc polar sea cgc polar star cgc sherman cgc steadfast. Media in category uscgc midgett wmsl757 the following 12 files are in this category, out of 12 total.
The directorate of operations is the principal advisor to the commander usnorthcom on all operational matters, providing strategic guidance to plan and execute northcom missions within the area of responsibility. Uscgc midgett wmsl757 uscgc stone wmsl758 uscgc calhoun wmsl759 306 edsall class wde. Us navy 071003n6936d001 line handlers from amphibious assault ship uss essex lhd 2 moor the u. The midgett family presented the sword to the coast guard pentagon liaison in hopes of hanging the sword on the wall along with two of their family members already displayed.
Uscgc john midgett whec726, previously uscgc midgett whec 726, is the twelfth and latest of the united states coast guards fleet of 378 ft 115 m high endurance cutters. Just wanted to pass this along because the ship looked so good in the video. Djibouti city, djibouti nns the boarding team of uscgc midgett whec 726 began two days of law enforcement training and professional exchanges with the djibouti navy jan. Coast guard commissions two national security cutters. Uscgc john midgett whec726, previously uscgc midgett whec726, is the twelfth and. United states coast guard atlantic area our organization. I served on the cgc blackhaw wlb 390 yerba buena island, cgc basswood wlb 388 guam, cgc salvia wlb 400 mobile, al. The mug is printed on the front with the full color ships crest of this gallant ship on the front and chiefs mess under the coast guard anchor and shield on the back. Uscgc midgett wmsl 757 is scheduled to sail away in june and will be commissioned later this year. In 1840 there were 2 midgett families living in north carolina. With the signing of the ceremonial documents, custody of the national security cutter uscgc midgett wmsl 757 is officially transferred to the u. The us coast guard cutter midgett recently busted a midget sub loaded. Coast guard chief warrant officer llewellyn lew daniel midgett gives remarks on his family history and his career in the coast guard at a ceremony at the pentagon in washington, d. The cutters name honors the midgett family one of the oldest families on the outer banks and their history of distinguished service in the coast guard that continues to.