This Day in Coast Guard History, April 19

Based on the Coast Guard Historian’s timeline, https://www.history.uscg.mil/research/chronology/
With inspiration from Mike Kelso

April 19

1995  A rental truck filled with explosives blew up half of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  Coast Guardsmen from the Coast Guard Institute and a Coast Guard reservist responded soon after the explosion and helped set up security zones, directed traffic, searched for survivors, and whatever else was needed.  They also took over a church kitchen and opened what later became nicknamed “Cafe Coast Guard.”  A rotating nine-person team worked around the clock to provide meals for the volunteer workers.

2014  Coast Guard marine inspectors conducted safety and security examinations on the first-ever container ship to arrive in Cleveland. The Fortunagracht, a 450-foot Dutch-flagged container ship, delivered the first-ever load of containerized cargo to the Great Lakes.  Before the establishment of the Cleveland-Europe Express, shippers relied heavily on rail service to transport goods from the larger east coast container ports, such as New York and Baltimore, to the Great Lakes region.  Talks to bring CEE to Cleveland began in the fall of 2013 with cooperation between the Coast Guard, Customs and Border Protection, the FBI, and other government agencies.

Fortunagracht, a 450-foot Dutch-flagged ship

2 thoughts on “This Day in Coast Guard History, April 19

  1. Sorry this is a bit off topic. I’ve been hunting what generators are used in Fast Response Cutters. From looking at on line tours it seems to be either a Cummins 6C-CP or 6B-CP for the main gensets using a QSM8.3 engine? Then the EDG seems like it is likely a Onan Marine QD 40-110 kW based on the B4.5 engine? Any idea on the ratings?

  2. Okay, I found a bit more and am calling it a night. My best guess:

    2 x Cummins (Seems like 6C-CP or 6B-CP based on 6CTA8.3-D(M) engine) Likely 152 or 170 kw 6C-CP
    1 x EDG likely Onan Marine QD 40-110 kW based on B4.5 engine, turbo-charged, min rating either 40 or 85kw (No good visual evidence on this one, just a ship’s drawing for the FRC Equipment Removal Plan.

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