HALF MOON'S DEPLOYMENTS
1948 - 1955
1948
| Location/Movement/Event | Date-1 | Date-2 | Position/Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trans. from Navy to CG on loan | Jul 8 | ||
| Accepted by CG | Sep 14 | ||
| Arrived San Fransisco Navy Yard | Sep 14 | ||
| Commissioned USCGC Half Moon | Dec 9 |
1949
| Location/Movement/Event | Date-1 | Date-2 | Position/Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moored San Fransisco, CA | Jan 1 | ||
| Local movements | Jan 5 | Jan 14 | |
| - - - - - - - | |||
| Enroute Acapulco, Mexico | Jan 14 | ||
| Acapulco, Mexico | Jan 19 | ||
| Balboa, Panama C.Z. | Jan 25 | Jan 27 | |
| Kingston, Jamaica | Jan 29 | Jan 30 | |
| Norfolk, VA | Feb 2 | ||
| Moored Base St. George | Feb 4 | ||
| - - - - - - - | |||
| Departed Base St. George | Feb 22 | ||
| Enroute W. S. Fox | Feb 24 | 37-54N 55-42W | |
| W. S. Fox | Feb 26 | Mar 18 | |
| Enroute Base St. George | Mar 19 | 37-29N 47-43W | |
| Enroute Base St. George | Mar 20 | 39-05N 55-23W | |
| Enroute Base St. George | Mar 22 | 40-20N 72-12W | |
| Moored Base St. George | Mar 22 | ||
| - - - - - - - | |||
| Enroute Melville, RI | Mar 19 | ||
| Melville, RI | Mar 23 | Mar 23 | |
| W. S. How | May 5 | May 25 | |
| Moored Base St. George | May 26 | ||
| - - - - - - - | |||
| Enroute New London | Jun 22 | ||
| New London | Jun 22 | Jun 25 | |
| New London - Marblehead Race | Jun 25 | Jun 26 | |
| Enroute NY NAVAL SHIP YARD | Jun 26 | Jun 27 | |
| NY NAVAL SHIP YARD | Jun 27 | Jun 29 | |
| Moored Base St. George | Jun 29 | ||
| - - - - - - - | |||
| Enroute Argentia | Jul 3 | ||
| Argentia | Jul 6 | Jul 7 | |
| W. S. Baker | Jul 9 | Jul 30 | |
| Argentia | Aug 1 | Aug 1 | |
| SAR - F/V BONNIE | Aug 3 | Aug 4 | vic Nantucket L/V |
| Moored Base St. George | Aug 4 | ||
| - - - - - - - | |||
| Enroute Cape May, NJ | Aug 24 | ||
| Cape May, NJ | Aug 24 | Sep 1 | |
| Moored Base St. George | Sep 2 | ||
| - - - - - - - | |||
| Enroute Argentia | Sep 13 | ||
| Argentia | Sep 16 | Sep 16 | |
| W. S. Dog | Sep 18 | Oct 9 | |
| Argentia | Oct 10 | Oct 11 | |
| New York NAVSHYD | Oct 13 | Nov 22 | |
| Moored Base St. George | Nov 22 | ||
| - - - - - - - | |||
| Enroute Argentia | Dec 5 | ||
| Argentia | Dec 8 | Dec 8 | |
| W. S. Dog | Dec 10 | Dec 30 | |
| Argentia | Dec 31 | ||
1950
| Location/Movement/Event | Date-1 | Date-2 | Position/Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentia | Jan 1 | ||
| Moored Base St. George | Jan 3 | ||
| - - - - - - - | |||
| Enroute Philadelphia Naval Shipyard | Feb 4 | ||
| Philadelphia Naval Shipyard | Feb 5 | Feb 10 | |
| Moored Pier 44 Brooklyn | Feb 11 | ||
| - - - - - - - | |||
| Enroute Argentia | Feb 25 | ||
| Argentia | Feb 28 | Mar 1 | |
| W. S. Charlie | Mar 3 | Mar 24 | |
| Argentia | Mar 27 | Mar 27 | |
| Moored Base St. George | Mar 31 | ||
| - - - - - - - | |||
| Rodermans Industries Shipyard | Apr 4 | May 9 | |
| Moored Base St. George | May 9 | ||
| - - - - - - - | |||
| Enroute Argentia | May 12 | ||
| Argentia | May 15 | May 16 | |
| W. S. Able | May 19 | Jun 9 | |
| Argentia | Jun 12 | Jun 12 | |
| Moored New York NAVSHIPYARD | Jun 15 | ||
| - - - - - - - | |||
| Enroute W. S. How | Aug 7 | ||
| W. S. How | Aug 9 | Aug 30 | |
| Moored Base St. George | Aug 31 | ||
| - - - - - - - | |||
| Enroute Newport, RI | Sep 10 | ||
| Arrived Newport, RI | Sep 11 | ||
| Departed Newport, RI | Sep 15 | ||
| Moored Base St. George | Sep 16 | ||
| - - - - - - - | |||
| Enroute Argentia | Oct 15 | ||
| Argentia | Oct 18 | Oct 20 | |
| W. S. Charlie | Oct 20 | Nov 10 | |
| Argentia | Nov 13 | Nov 13 | |
| Moored Pier 44 Brooklyn | Nov 17 | ||
| Moored Base St. George | Dec 17 | ||
1951
| Location/Movement/Event | Date-1 | Date-2 | Position/Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moored Base St. George | Jan 1 | ||
| Enroute Argentia | Jan 8 | ||
| Argentia | Jan 11 | Jan 11 | |
| O. S. Dog | Jan 13 | Feb 3 | |
| Argentia | Feb 5 | Feb 6 | |
| Moored Base St. George | Feb 9 | ||
| - - - - - - - | |||
| Enroute CG Yard Curtis Bay | Feb 17 | ||
| CG Yard, Curtis Bay | Feb 18 | Mar 21 | |
| Moored Base St. George | Mar 23 | ||
| - - - - - - - | |||
| Enroute Argentia | Apr 1 | ||
| Argentia | Apr 4 | Apr 4 | |
| O. S. Charlie | Apr 7 | Apr 27 | |
| Argentia | Apr 30 | Apr 30 | |
| Moored Base St. George | May 3 | ||
| - - - - - - - | |||
| Enroute Cape May, NJ | Jun 4 | ||
| SATP, Cape May, NJ | Jun 5 | Jun 7 | |
| Moored Base St. George | Jun 8 | ||
| - - - - - - - | |||
| Enroute Argentia | Jun 17 | ||
| Argentia | Jun 20 | Jun 20 | |
| W. S. Baker | Jun 22 | Jul 13 | |
| Moored Base St. George | Jul 18 | ||
| - - - - - - - | |||
| Cadet Cruise Halifax/BDA | Aug 12 | ||
| Moored Base St. George | Sep 4 | ||
| - - - - - - - | |||
| Enroute O. S. How | Sep 11 | ||
| O. S. How | Sep 12 | Oct 3 | |
| Moored Base St. George | Oct 4 | ||
| - - - - - - - | |||
| Enroute Newport, RI | Oct 14 | ||
| Arrived Newport, RI | Oct 15 | ||
| Departed Newport, RI | Nov 2 | ||
| Moored Base St. George | Nov 3 | ||
| - - - - - - - | |||
| Enroute O. S. Easy | Nov 23 | ||
| O. S. Easy | Nov 27 | Dec 18 | |
| Moored Base St. George | Dec 22 | ||
| Moored New York Naval Shipyard | Dec 27 | ||
1952
| Location/Movement/Event | Date-1 | Date-2 | Position/Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moored New York Naval Shipyard | Jan 1 | |||
| Enroute Argentia | Feb 11 | |||
| Argentia | Feb 14 | Feb 14 | ||
| O. S. Dog | Feb 16 | Mar 8 | ||
| Argentia | Mar 10 | |||
| Moored NAD Earl | Mar 13 | |||
| Moored Pier 26 North River | Mar 13 | |||
| Moored Todd Shipyard, Hoboken | Mar 17 | |||
| Moored NAD Earl | Apr 21 | |||
| Moored Base St. George | Apr 22 | |||
| - - - - - - - | ||||
| Enroute Argentia | Apr 27 | |||
| Argentia | Apr 30 | Apr 30 | ||
| O. S. Baker | May 2 | May 23 | Encountered Polar Bear on ice flow | |
| Moored Base St. George | May 28 | |||
| - - - - - - - | ||||
| Enroute Todd Shipyard, Hoboken | Jun 5 | |||
| Moored Todd Shipyard, Hoboken | Jun 5 | |||
| Enroute Newport, RI | Jun 15 | |||
| Arrived Newport, RI | Jun 16 | |||
| Departed Newport, RI | Jun 20 | |||
| Moored Pier 26 North River | Jun 21 | Collision with NYC Tug #10 on Jun 26 | ||
| Enroute NAD Earl | Jun 27 | |||
| Moored Todd Shipyard, Hoboken | Jun 28 | |||
| Enroute O. S. How | Jul 22 | |||
| O. S. How | Jul 24 | Aug 13 | MEDICO to Hampton Roads | |
| Moored Base St. George | Aug 14 | |||
| - - - - - - - | ||||
| Enroute Newport, RI | Aug 24 | |||
| Arrived Newport, RI | Aug 24 | |||
| Departed Newport, RI | Sep 12 | |||
| Moored Pier 44 Brooklyn | Sep 13 | |||
| Moored Base St. George | Sep 25 28 | |||
| - - - - - - - | ||||
| Enroute Argentia | Oct 3 | |||
| Argentia | Oct 6 | Oct 6 | ||
| O. S. Delta | Oct 8 | Oct 30 | MEDICO to St. Johns, NFLD | Was relieved off station |
| Gloucester | Nov 3 | Nov 3 | With survivors of trawler Newton | |
| Moored Base St. George | Nov 4 | |||
| Moored Brooklyn | Nov 5 | |||
| - - - - - - - | ||||
| Enroute Newport, RI | Nov 18 | |||
| Arrived Area 29 Narra. Bay | Nov 19 | |||
| Departed Area 29 Narra. Bay | Nov 20 | |||
| Moored Base St. George | Nov 21 | |||
| - - - - - - - | ||||
| Enroute O. S. Echo | Dec 22 | |||
| O. S. Echo | Dec 26 | Dec 31 | ||
1953
| Location/Movement/Event | Date-1 | Date-2 | Position/Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O. S. Echo | Jan 1 | Jan 16 | ||
| Enroute Bermuda | Jan 16 | |||
| Bermuda SAR Standby | Jan 19 | Jan 27 | ||
| Moored Base St. George | Jan 30 | |||
| - - - - - - - | ||||
| Enroute Argentia | Mar 14 | |||
| Argentia | Mar 18 | Mar 18 | ||
| O. S. Coca | Mar 21 | Apr 14 | ||
| Argentia | Apr 16 | Apr 16 | ||
| Moored Base St. George | Apr 19 | |||
| - - - - - - - | ||||
| Enroute Moorings, Cape May, NJ | Apr 26 | |||
| Moorings, Cape May, NJ | Apr 26 | May 1 | ||
| Enroute CG Yard Curtis Bay | Apr 26 | |||
| CG Yard, Curtis Bay | May 2 | Jun 5 | ||
| Moored Base St. George | Jun 6 | |||
| - - - - - - - | ||||
| Enroute Degaussing Range, Narra Bay | Jun 15 | |||
| Degaussing Range, Narra Bay | Jun 16 | Jun 16 | ||
| Moored Base St. George | Jun 17 | |||
| - - - - - - - | ||||
| Enroute Argentia | Jun 20 | |||
| Argentia | Jun 23 | Jun 24 | ||
| O. S. Bravo | Jun 26 | Jul 17 | MEDICO St. Johns, NFLD | |
| Argentia | Jul 19 | Jul 22 | Tow F/V The Holy Family | |
| Moored Base St. George | Jul 26 | |||
| - - - - - - - | ||||
| Enroute Newport, RI | Aug 9 | |||
| Arrived Newport, RI | Aug 9 | |||
| Departed Newport, RI | Aug 14 | |||
| Moored Base St. George | Aug 15 | |||
| Enroute Bermuda | Aug 27 | |||
| Bermuda | Aug 29 | Escort A/C Gull Lima | Three hurricanes | |
| Moored Base St. George | Sep 20 | |||
| - - - - - - - | ||||
| Enroute Norfolk, VA | Sep 27 | |||
| Arrived Norfolk, VA | Sep 28 | Underway Refresher Training | ||
| Departed Norfolk, VA | Oct 16 | Grade of Satisfactory | ||
| Moored Base St. George | Oct 18 | Permanent Station Change from Bklyn to Staten Island | ||
| - - - - - - - | ||||
| Enroute O. S. Hotel | Oct 25 | |||
| O. S. Hotel | Oct 26 | Nov 16 | ||
| Moored Base St. George | Nov 18 | Via Gravesend Bay | ||
| - - - - - - - | ||||
| Enroute Argentia | Dec 27 | |||
| Argentia | Dec 30 | Dec 30 | ||
| Enroute O. S. Bravo | Dec 31 | |||
1954
| Location/Movement/Event | Date-1 | Date-2 | Position/Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| O. S. Bravo | Jan 1 | Jan 22 | |
| Moored NY Naval Shipyard | Jan 27 | ||
| - - - - - - - | |||
| Enroute O. S. Echo | Feb 16 | ||
| O. S. Echo | Feb 20 | Mar 12 | |
| Enroute Bermuda | Mar 12 | ||
| Bermuda | Mar 15 | Mar 16 | |
| Moored NY Naval Shipyard | Mar 19 | ||
| Moored Base St. George | Apr 24 | ||
| - - - - - - - | |||
| Enroute Argentia | Apr 28 | ||
| Argentia SAR Standby | May 1 | May 22 | Tow F/V Flo |
| Moored Base St. George | May 25 | ||
| - - - - - - - | |||
| Enroute Argentia | Jun 27 | ||
| Argentia | Jun 30 | Jul 1 | |
| O. S. Delta | Jul 3 | Jul 24 | |
| Argentia | Jul 26 | Jul 27 | |
| Moored Base St. George | Jul 30 | ||
| - - - - - - - | |||
| Enroute Newport, RI | Aug 8 | ||
| Arrived Newport, RI | Aug 8 | ||
| Departed Newport, RI | Aug 13 | ||
| Moored Base St. George | Aug 14 | ||
| - - - - - - - | |||
| Enroute Todd Shipyard | Aug 19 | ||
| Todd Shipyard | Aug 20 | Sep 10 | |
| Moored Base St. George | Sep 10 14 | ||
| - - - - - - - | |||
| Enroute O. S. Echo | Sep 14 | ||
| O. S. Echo | Sep 18 | Oct 9 | |
| Enroute Bermuda | Oct 9 | ||
| Bermuda | Oct 11 | Oct 13 | |
| Moored Base St. George | Oct 15 | ||
| - - - - - - - | |||
| Enroute Newport, RI | Nov 7 | ||
| Arrived Newport, RI | Nov 7 | ||
| Departed Newport, RI | Nov 26 | ||
| Moored Brewer Drydock | Nov 27 | ||
| - - - - - - - | |||
| Enroute Argentia | Dec 7 | ||
| Argentia | Dec 10 | Dec 10 | |
| O. S. Coca | Dec 12 | Dec 31 | MEDICO St. Johns, NFLD |
1955
| Location/Movement/Event | Date-1 | Date-2 | Position/Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| O. S. Coca | Jan 1 | Jan 2 | |
| Argentia | Jan 4 | Jan 5 | |
| Moored Base St. George | Jan 8 | ||
| - - - - - - - | |||
| Enroute Argentia | Mar 6 | ||
| Argentia | Mar 9 | Mar 10 | |
| O. S. Delta | Mar 12 | Apr 2 | |
| Argentia | Apr 4 | Apr 5 | |
| Moored Base St. George | Apr 8 | ||
| - - - - - - - | |||
| Enroute CG Yard Curtis Bay | Apr 16 | ||
| CG Yard, Curtis Bay | Apr 17 | May 25 | |
| Narragansett Bay | May 26 | May 26 | |
| Moored Base St. George | May 27 | ||
| - - - - - - - | |||
| Enroute Bermuda | Jun 9 | ||
| Bermuda | Jun 11 | Jul 2 | |
| Moored Base St. George | Jul 4 | ||
| - - - - - - - | |||
| Enroute Argentia | Sep 11 | ||
| Argentia | Sep 14 | Sep 15 | |
| O. S. Delta | Sep 17 | Oct 8 | |
| Argentia | Oct 10 | Oct 11 | |
| SAR - F/V Saguieria Dafas | Oct 12 | 43-38N 59-59W | |
| Moored Base St. George | Oct 15 | ||
| - - - - - - - | |||
| Enroute O. S. Echo | Nov 8 | ||
| O. S. Echo | Nov 11 | Dec 2 | |
| Moored Base St. George | Dec 6 | ||
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