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August and September 1917
Six Coast Guard cutters left the United States to join our naval forces in European waters. They constituted Squadron 2 of Division 6 of the patrol forces for the Atlantic Fleet and were based in Gibraltar. Throughout the war they escorted
Ossipee Seneca Yamacraw
Algonquin hundreds of vessels between Gibraltar and the
Manning Tampa
01 July 1918
British Isles, and also performed escort and patrol duty in the Mediterranean.3
Naval Appropriations Act provided both sea pay and temporary promotions for Coast Guard officers. Until the passage of the Naval Appropriations Act the pay and allowances of officers of the Coast Guard continued to be based entirely on those of officers of the Army.
USS Seneca comes to aid of torpedoed British steamer Wellington. In an attempt to salvage Wellington, 11 Seneca and five Wellington crewmen were lost.
The greatest disaster suffered by the Coast Guard and the largest individual loss of life sustained by naval forces during the war occurred when the cutter Tampa was sunk with all hands on board in the Bristol Channel.
Coast Guard returned to jurisdiction of the Treasury Department.
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