Talk:United States Revenue Cutter Service

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[edit] First USCG commandant?

The USCG's own FAQ says this "1905-1911 Captain Worth G. Ross, USRCS, Captain-Commandant (the office of Captain-Commandant was first created in 1908 and Ross therefore is the 'first' officer to hold that office and the title of 'Captain-Commandant.')" I think the article should be changed, thoughts? --Awiseman 19:10, 30 May 2006 (UTC)

• I agree in principle, but the office goes back even further. It looks like the USCG traces the lineage of Commandant back to Capt Shepard of the Revenue Cutter Service in 1898.[1] This is confirmed at the site of current Commandant Allen [2] citing him as the 23rd commandant. This numerical listing makes sense if one starts counting at Capt Shepard in 1898. I have updated the Commandant of the Coast Guard article to reflect this. I am going to remove the entire sentence referring to Commodore Bertholf from the Coast Guard section as it seems to be a bit superfluous anyway.--G1076 04:48, 3 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Citation for War of 1812 statement

I really haven't got time to go through the whole process but I did run across the needed citation and thought that I would append it here for someone with the Wiki-know-how to add the citation.

"The Jefferson (Captain William Ham) enjoyed a number of successes. She made the first seizure of a British merchantman by capturing the brig Patriot in June 1812."

Irving H. King., "The Coast Guard Under Sail: The U.S. Revenue Cutter Service 1789-1865," (Naval Institute Press, Annapolis. 1989.) p 54

Thanks, John 11 March 2008 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.59.43.155 (talk) 19:29, 11 March 2008 (UTC)