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Welcome to the website of the U. S. Coast Guard Historian's Office. We are proud to serve as the gateway to the study of our service's illustrious past. The Historian's Office collects, preserves, promotes and commemorates the Coast Guard's history and heritage in all forms, including the history and heritage of each of the five predecessor agencies that make up today's Coast Guard: the Revenue Cutter Service, the Life-Saving Service, the Lighthouse Service, the Bureau of Navigation and the Steamboat Inspection Service.
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The officers and crew of Revenue Cutter McCulloch, no date.
At the time of its commissioning in 1897, McCulloch was the largest cutter in the Revenue Cutter Service fleet.
McCulloch, while under the command of D. B. Hogsdon, famously saw service with Commodore George Dewey and his Squadron in Manila Bay, Philippines, at the outbreak of the Spanish-American War. McCulloch's Chief Engineer, Frank B. Randall, died "from the effects of heat and over-exertion" during the engagement.