Benjamin B. Dailey
Benjamin B. Dailey was the keeper of lifeboat station for the United States Lifeboat Service -- one of the precursor services to the United States Coast Guard.[1][2] On December 22, 1884, when he commanded the Cape Hatteras Lifeboat Station, he helped rescue nine men from the Ephraim Williams.
The stranded men had been shipwrecked in a heavy storm for 90 hours, five miles, or seven miles, off the coast of Cape Hatteras.[1][3] According to Life magazine Dailey explained in his report to superiors that he wasn't able to draft a report on the rescue for seven days as his hands were too raw from the exertion.
In 2014 the Coast Guard published a list of ten individuals who were to be namesakes for Sentinel class cutters.[1] All the Sentinel class cutters are to be named after men and women who have been recognized as heroes serving in the US Coast Guard, or a precursor service. Dailey was named in the second cohort of heroes, and the USCGC Benjamin Dailey will be launched in 2015, 2016 or 2017.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Christopher Havern (2014-01-23). "Benjamin B. Dailey". USCG. Archived from the original on 2014-08-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20140828015624/http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2014/01/coast-guard-heroes-benjamin-b-dailey/.
- ↑
"Who are some of the heroes of the Coast Guard?". USCG. 2014-08-26. Archived from the original. Error: If you specify
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