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USCGC Acushnet (WMEC-167)
USCGC ''Acushnet'' (WMEC-167) was a cutter of the United States Coast Guard, homeported in Ketchikan, Alaska. She was originally USS ''Shackle'' (ARS-9), a rescue and salvage ship commissioned by the United States Navy for service in World War II. She was responsible for coming to the aid of stricken vessels and received three battle stars during World War II, before a long career with the Coast Guard. ''Acushnet'' patrolled the waters of the North Pacific and was one of the last World War II era ships on active duty in the US fleet upon her retirement in 2011. United States Navy service - 1944 to 1946 USS ''Shackle'' was laid down on 26 October 1942 by the Basalt Rock Company in Napa, California. Launched on 1 April 1943, she was sponsored by Mrs. Walker Cochran. She was commissioned on 5 February 1944, with Lieutenant Charles G. Jenkins Jr. in command. At the time of her building, the country was at war and in need of more naval vessels. As a result of the necessity, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cg Acushnet
CG, Cg or cg may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Chaotic Good, an alignment in the role-playing game ''Dungeons & Dragons'' * Classical guitar The classical guitar (also known as the nylon-string guitar or Spanish guitar) is a member of the guitar family used in classical music and other styles. An acoustic wooden string instrument with strings made of gut or nylon, it is a precursor o ..., a type of guitar Businesses and organizations Businesses *Central of Georgia Railway, between Macon and Savannah, Georgia in the US *Chappe et Gessalin, a French automobile maker *Chaudhary Group, a multinational company based in Nepal *Cigna, formed in Hartford in 1865 as the Connecticut General Life Insurance Company *Colorado General Hospital, now known as University of Colorado Hospital *PNG Air, an airline from Papua New Guinea (IATA code CG) *The Carlyle Group, a private equity firm (stock symbol CG) Military units *Ceremonial Guard, an ''ad hoc'' military unit in the Canadian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |