Talk:USCGC Point Franklin

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The History is too similar to the Coast Guard History document. Some sentences are word-for-word the same; others use the same verbs. Here are some suggestions for a rewrite. Use "damaged" in place of "distressed". Use "rescued" for "assisted".

For example: "On 26 November 1967, she medevaced a wounded crewman from MV Timaru Star 45 miles south southwest of Delaware Light Station." (This is word-for-word the same as the Coast Guard history.) This could be rewritten as, "She transported an injured sailor from MV Timaru Star to hospital on 26 November 1967. The rescue occurred 45 miles (72 km) south-southwest of Delaware Light Station."

It would also help to add links to the place names (Ocean City, NJ, Cape Charles, Virginia, Avalon, NJ, Delaware Light Station). Thanks for your patience. Djmaschek (talk) 04:02, 23 August 2012 (UTC)

Content removed from article as unreferenced but nonetheless interesting

In the early 1990's The Cutter was sent via the ICW to Louisiana for a complete overhaul. The decks were cut out to provide access to old engines. All new shafts/screws/engines and electrical upgrades were made. Hull was completely redone and the deck had nonskid imbedded. During transit back to Cape May NJ she went thru lake Ponchartrain which was a very tricky thing to do. The vessel at times was inches from the bottom. As the trip continued up the coast thru the ICW she came into heavy fog. The CO, XO, and the chief engineer were on watch. The time was shortly after 0100 hours. Crew in forward berthing were fast asleep. Suddenly the cutter hit an object in the water. It hit very hard and bumped severely aft and noticeably struck the props. The crew awoke and made access topside thru the forward hatch above the bunk-room. The Crew on watch had shut down engines AND generators. The engineer had raced below to inspect engine room status. The crew standing on the deck in FOG on a bend realized the impact but also realized that the cutter had drifted sideways in the ICW. At that very moment the fog separated to show a MASSIVE ocean going barge loaded, being pushed by a massive tug, coming out of the bend in the ICW. The Master chief re-engaged the engines as the barge struck the stern. The stern compartment is called the Lazaret and contains aft steering and emergency steering. The CO throttled forward at full power. Cavitation was immense because as later learned the object had warped the shaft and the prop was severely damaged. The CO prevented the cutter from being sucked under but in doing so he grounded the vessel hard. The Forecastle started taking water at that point. The Lazaret was torn and taking water. The shaft packing was damaged and the engine room was taking water. The tug in order to maintain steerage had to continue to make way. The CO resigned his post immediately and went to his quarters. The cutter crew were able to control flooding. The vessel on one screw limped thru the Pamlico sound and made its way to Deltaville Va. There the vessel was pulled out on a rail system and repaired. I served on the cutter and was a witness to these events. An incredible story with more to tell.....someday. The cutter is now renamed the Albatross in Venezuela.

I removed this from main article as unreferenced. Cuprum17 (talk) 16:04, 27 August 2012 (UTC)