Coastguards of Yesteryear - Articles: The Wreck of the Tucker The Wreck of the "Tucker" FREEMANS JOURNAL THURSDAY 10th September 1868 "Wreck of the R H Tucker- Loss of four Coastguards Wexford – Wednesday – The fine American ship, ‘R H Tucker’, Capt Rundlett, of whose misfortune I informed you yesterday has since been consumed by fire
Articles: Formation of the Coastguard - Coastguards of Yesteryear Formation of the Coastguard In 1816 the Preventive Water Guard which had been in operation since 1809, was extended and reorganized and took over control of the Revenue Cruisers and the Landguard
Appointments and Promotions. - Coastguards of Yesteryear APPOINTMENTS and PROMOTIONS COASTGUARD 1836 The following appointments and removals have taken place in this force in Ireland Appointments - Captains-Josiah Oake, R N to Ballycastle, vice Dunn; Edwin Richards, R N to dunfanaghy, vice Edwin, to be Inspecting commanders
The Coastguard Cutter Vol4 No8 - Coastguards of Yesteryear Cove of Cork Cove of Cork Jan 2nd The brig ‘Liverpool Packet’, Richmond, of Virginia, with a cargo of flour, and lying in the harbour, awaiting orders, took fire on Monday in the cabin at 3 p m: on a signal of distress being given, assistance was dispatched from H M ships ‘Semiramis’ and ‘Victor’, from the Revenue Department, the boats of the Water-Guard and several from the shore
Coastguards of Yesteryear - Articles: A Coastguard family John James Montgomery was almost an exact contemporary of Frederick Ashby (1851-1943) whose memoir I have recently posted as an Article His naval career sounds similar, and the two men MUST have known each other at Great Yarmouth after Frederick arrived there in 1894