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USCGC Richard Etheridge (WPC-1102)
USCGC ''Richard Etheridge'' is the second of the United States Coast Guard's United States Coast Guard Cutter, cutters. Like most of her sister ships she replaced a . ''Richard Etheridge'' was launched in August 2011. The vessel was officially delivered to the Coast Guard on May 26, 2012, at Key West, Florida, and was commissioned into service in Port Everglades, Florida, on August 3, 2012. ''Richard Etheridge'', and the first and third vessels in the class, , and , are all based in Miami, Florida. Like the other ships of her class, ''Richard Etheridge'' is named after an enlisted member of the Coast Guard. Operational history On March 18, 2014, ''Richard Etheridge'' landed of illicit drugs captured as part of Operation Martillo. Namesake ''Richard Etheridge'' is named after Keeper Pea Island Life-Saving Station, Richard Etheridge of the U.S. Life-Saving Service, the first African-American to command a life-saving station. Etheridge led the Pea Island Lifesaving S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Etheridge
Pea Island Life-Saving Station was a life-saving station on Pea Island, on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. It was the first life-saving station in the country to have an all-black crew, and it was the first in the nation to have a black man, Richard Etheridge, as commanding officer. On August 3, 2012, the second of the Coast Guard's 154-foot Sentinel-Class Cutters, USCGC Richard Etheridge (WPC-1102), was commissioned in his honor. Richard Etheridge, early history Richard Etheridge was born a slave on January 16, 1842, the son and the property of John B. Etheridge, on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Large plantations didn't exist in the Outer Banks; African Americans were relatively few and slavery limited. During his early life, Richard Etheridge, like most Outer Bankers, learned to work the sea, fishing, piloting boats, and combing the beach for the refuse of wrecks. Even though it was illegal to do so, his master also taught him to read and write.Wright, pp 24-25Wright, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
