USCGC Comanche (WPG-76)
USCGC ''Comanche'' (WPG-76) was a United States Coast Guard cutter built by Pusey & Jones Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware, and launched 6 September 1934. She was commissioned on 1 December 1934. She was used extensively during World War II for convoy operations to Greenland and as a part of the Greenland Patrol. Pre-war assignment The cruising cutter ''Comanche'', was the fifth of six "165 foot(A)-class" cutters that were constructed based on a 1915 ''Tallapoosa/Ossipee'' design that included provisions for light ice-breaking and the first class that utilized geared turbine engines. ''Comanche'' was capable of breaking up to 2 foot of ice because of a reinforced belt at the waterline. Built by Pusey & Jones Corporation of Wilmington, Delaware, ''Comanche'' was commissioned on 1 December 1934 and was originally stationed at Stapleton, Staten Island, Stapleton, New York, which remained her homeport until 1940. She carried out the standard missions of the Coast Guard at that time ...
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Ensign Of The United States Coast Guard (1915–1953)
An ensign is the national flag flown on a vessel to indicate nationality. The ensign is the largest flag, generally flown at the stern (rear) of the ship while in port. The naval ensign (also known as war ensign), used on warships, may be different from the civil ensign (merchant ships) or the yacht ensign (recreational boats). Large versions of naval ensigns called battle ensigns are used when a warship goes into battle. The ensign differs from the jack (flag), jack, which is flown from a jackstaff at the bow of a vessel. In its widest sense, an ensign is just a flag or other standard. The European military rank of Ensign (rank), ensign, once responsible for bearing a unit's standard (whether national or regimental), derives from it (in the cavalry, the equivalent rank was Cornet (rank), cornet, named after a type of flag). Ensigns, such as the ancient Roman ensigns in the Arch of Constantine, are not always flags. National ensigns In nautical use, the ensign is flown on a shi ...
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