CHARLES MOULTHROPE WPC 1141
Ship Name and Designation History
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Keel Laid - Launched Delivered to USCG 22 October 2020 |
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Commissioning, cachet by Richard F. Hoffner
Other Information
NAMESAKE - Seaman Charles C. Moulthrope, USRCS (25 April 1873 - 16 July 1896)
Born in Springfield, Massachusetts, Moulthrope had served a hitch in the U.S. Navy, being discharged in San Francisco. Moulthrope enlisted in the Revenue Cutter Service (RCS) soon after being discharged from the Navy. Moulthrope is remembered for heroic and selfless service, on 18 April 1896, as a member of the Revenue Cutter Service Cutter (RCSC) Commodore Perry, en route to patrol Alaska, when he rescued multiple shipmates who ended up in the sea. They had attempted to rescue another crewman who was swept overboard during heavy seas. Moulthrope “grabbed a line and leaped over the side” into the freezing water to save the four men. Not long after, he lost his life in the performance of duties in Unalaska, Alaska, in 1896, when he fell from a mast while trying to free a fouled pennant (flag).
The Gold Lifesaving Medal was issued posthumously for Seaman Moulthrope and was presented during the commissioning ceremony of his namesake cutter, USCGC MOULTHROPE
The cutter’s sponsor is Mrs. Dawn Schultz, spouse of Adm. Karl Schultz, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard.
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