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Plans of Harriet Lane. Harriet Lane measured 177.5 feet long, 30.5 feet wide and 12 feet from the bottom of the hull to the main deck. [1] Her propulsion was a double-right-angled marine engine with two side paddles, supported by two masts; the entire ship was sheathed and fastened with copper.
In 1995, Harriet Lane conducted a trial Alaska patrol to determine the feasibility of placing a medium-endurance cutter in the Seventeenth District. In 1996, Harriet Lane was the on scene commander for much of the initial search and recovery of TWA Flight 800 off Long Island. She escorted an international fleet of tall ships during the OPSAIL ...
Harriet Rebecca Lane Johnston (May 9, 1830 – July 3, 1903) acted as first lady of the United States during the administration of her uncle, lifelong bachelor president James Buchanan, from 1857 to 1861. She has been described as the first of the modern first ladies, being a notably charming and diplomatic hostess, whose dress-styles were ...
This week U.S. Coast Guard's CGC Harriet Lane and its crew arrived in its new home port of Honolulu. The cutter sailed more than 8, 000 nautical miles over 36 days from Portsmouth, ...
The service life extension (SLEP) program started in July 2021 with prototype work for electrical and structural systems on the Seneca and Harriet Lane. Additionally, Harriet Lane served as the gun weapons system prototype. [7] The Spencer started the production phase of the SLEP on July 1, 2023, and the Legare on June 24, 2024. [8]
The boat carried a mix of U.S. Coast Guardsmen and Fijian law enforcement officials operating as "ship riders " out of the CGC Harriet Lane—the Coast Guard's new Hawaii-based "Indo-Pacific ...
The sidewheel steamer Harriet Lane was launched in 1857. She was the first armed ship in service with the U.S. Navy to be named for a woman. Originally a Revenue Cutter, she was named for Harriet Lane, niece of President James Buchanan, who served as Buchanan's White House hostess. The sternwheel river steamer Bloomer was launched in 1856.
The ship was recalled, eventually arriving in Delaware Bay [2] in December. [4] Lea was soon reassigned to the Harriet Lane, then attached to the Potomac Flotilla, but was soon reassigned in her to the Gulf Blockading Squadron, where he took part in operations leading to the capture of New Orleans in April 1862. [2]