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34635
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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter CHILULA was stationed in Morehead City, NC for 35 years, serving between 1956 and 1991. CHILULA was built in 1945 as a Navajo-class tug for use in the U.S. Navy. Decommissioned in 1947, the tug was towed to Morehead City a decade later for use in the U.S. Coast Guard. The author served on board as a Quartermaster and recalls the juxtaposition between life on board and his liberty time in Morehead City. The vessel participated in both search and rescue activities and conducted narcotics patrols in southern waters. USCGC CHILULA was retired from service in June, 1991 and intentionally sunk.
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The Researcher (NoCar F 262 C23 R47), Vol. 16 Issue 3, Winter 2000, p14-19, il, por
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34675
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Drawing on oral histories passed down through his family, this author presents an alternative history of North Carolinian privateer Otway Burns. The author’s grandfather recalled that Beaufort residents were terrified of Burns during the early 19th century. Following the disappearance of Theodosia Burr’s schooner off the North Carolina coast in 1812, the crew of SNAP DRAGON, Otway Burn’s vessel, came to Beaufort wearing clothes supposedly taken from Burr. Residents believed SNAP DRAGON had attacked Burr’s vessel in an act of piracy. The author reports residents remained wary of Burns and, following his death, chose to bury Burns outside of town.
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The Researcher (NoCar F 262 C23 R47), Vol. 18 Issue 2, Winter 2002, p11-14, il, por
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34599
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A photograph depicting a large vessel in port at Morehead City was discovered in the Carteret County Historical Society Archives. The vessel was identified as TAMPA class United States Coast Guard Cutter MODOC (WPG-46). Built in 1921 and kept in the port of Wilmington, MODOC served as a gunboat during World War II, on patrol in the Atlantic. On 24 May, 1941, MODOC witnessed the British attack the German battleship BISMARCK. MODOC continued to serve through the war and was decommissioned in 1947.
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The Researcher (NoCar F 262 C23 R47), Vol. 15 Issue 1, Summer 1999, p13-14, il
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34700
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In January 1942, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter ALEXANDER HAMILTON was transporting a Navy provision ship into Reykjavik Harbor when she was struck by German submarine U-132. Struck on its starboard side, HAMILTON began to settle but did not sink. The engine room and fire room were both wrecked, and the ship immediately lost power. Livingston Brooks, a Harkers Island resident, was killed instantly in the explosion along with nineteen other crew members. Five other Carteret County residents were on board and survived the attack. Remaining crew were all rescued while HAMILTON capsized. Those lost in the attack are memorialized in Cambridge, England.
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The Researcher (NoCar F 262 C23 R47), Vol. 20 Issue 1, Spring 2004, p7-9, il, por