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sindbad
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My dear daughter ( who is about to graduate a double major Smile ) does some microfiche research work on the side, and sent me a black and white print of a page from the Nevada State Journal (Reno, Nevada) dated August 22, 1935.

The photo series is the middle coumn of the page and is headed:

Coast Guard 'Capsize' Maneuvers

Below that are five photos in sequence from capsized to righted boat.

Below these is the lengthy caption:

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These photos were recorded recently by a "magic eye" camera during a drill by the United States coast guard off San Francisco's Golden Gate. Clicking along in fast rhythm the "magic eye" camera captured this capsizing maneuver by men of the Golden Gate station of the coast guard. First they climbed on the overturned cutter, then they knelt in rotation, then the men at the left gradually climbed top-side to balance the weight, then they swung in--just so--and slowly brought it right side up. Note the shift in position of the guardsmen in the fourth "shot" with the men at the extreme left poising in such a way as to permit water to flow out of the craft so that it would not right itself too quickly causing possible injury to the men at the lower right.


I would do the photos injustice trying to scan and put them here as the printout is grainy, but I thought it would make a nice slice of history for others. Cool


The left column story is headed:

Roosevelt Strives For Neutrality in Mussolini Crisis

The right column story is headed:

U.S. Army Tests New War Planes Before Purchase

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Sindbad

Found these similar photos from a site by a fellow named Don Nelson. He has done a lot on the old 36' wood lifeboat.
http://www.pasty.com/~barbspage/MLB.HTML
 
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sindbad
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Many thanks for putting a visual to my post--great stuff!

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Hey - a great example of RHIP! It looks like the Coxn was able to keep everything but his ankles dry during that manuever! Big Grin
 
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A good keeper in the USLSS could do this and keep dry--not always, but sometimes.

It is interesting to see this drill accomplished on motion picture film that has surived from late 19th century and early twentieth century.
 
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That ship standing off in the background looks official--anyone know that vessel's name?

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For the detectives to get busy, some clues.

The site lists the photo as 1916 at Mackinac Island. It states, note the Revenue Cutter in the backround.

Right at the RCS/CG transition period. I looked at the CG Historians site for photos of older cutters, but no luch so far. Is there a listing of early Cutters assigned to the Great Lakes ???

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The picture does not look like Mackinaw Island to me. It is too built up for that location.

There is a book that covers most of the USRCS cutter by Donald Canney. Forgot the title--my memory is quickly fading away--but you should be able to find it on Amazon.
 
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For those that want to play detective here's a site with lots of pics of old vessels.

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Thanks I posted one to unscramble
 
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