Onondaga — General

1934-1947
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Onondaga — General

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Onondaga


Photographed during World War II, probably in Pacific Northwest or Alaskan waters.
Photograph from the U.S. Coast Guard Collection in the U.S. National Archives.



Launching, at the Defoe shipyard, Bay City, Michigan, on 2 August 1934.
Note the sideways launching technique used by this shipyard.
Photograph from the U.S. Coast Guard Collection in the U.S. National Archives.


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Naval History and Heritage Command (DANFS)

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The cutters on Bering Sea Patrol were much more than symbols. They assisted in the performance of many governmental functions. For the Justice Department they enforced the law, apprehended criminals, and transported floating courts. They gathered military intelligence for the Navy Department, and carried mail for the Post Office Department. For the Interior Department the cutters carried teachers to their posts, conducted sanitation inspections, and guarded timber and game. They surveyed coastlines and regional industries for the Department of Commerce and carried Public Health Service personnel to isolated villages, otherwise without medical service. Naval History and Heritage Command



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