The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1936-04-25
SH0SHONE IN
PORT BOUND
TO WESTWARD
New Coast Guard Vessels
Ready in July, Capt.
Dempwolf Reports

The first OF seven new ships Tor
the Coast Guard will be delivered
about the first of July, Capt. Ralph
A. Dempwolf, Commander of the
Boring Sea Patrol Force, who ar
rived here last night aboard the
cutter Shoshone, said today. -Four
of the new vessels are being built
at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, two
at the New York Navy Yard and
one at Charleston.
The new ships are rs feet longer
than Coast Guard cutters now in
service, or 800 feet, powered by tur-
bine engines and capable of speed
of 20 knots, Capt. Dempwolf stated.
The vessels will be named for for
mer Secretaries of the Treasury, he
said.
The Shoshone, commanded by
Comdr c. T. Finlay, berthed at Gov
eminent dock late last night, and
will sail Monday for Cordova, en-
route to the base of the Boring Sea
Patrol Force at Unalaska. The Sho-
shone, regular - based at Oakland,
Cal, with headquarters at San
Francisco, sailed from Seattle on
April 20, and called at Ketchikan
enroute to Juneau.
Call at CordOva
The Coast Guard vessel will call
at Cordova, Valdez, and Seward on
Government business before reach
ing her destination. the seal islands
in the Aleutian chain. where she
will be based during the first half
of the season, or until about July
81. On July l the Coast Guard
cutter Chelan from Seattle wiii ar
rive at Unalaska to relieve the
Shoshone for the balance of the sea-
son, until October 81, but both
cutters will remain on duty during
July.
The Coast Guard cutter Cyane,
now enroute from her base at Ket-
chikan to the Unalaska base, will
be relieved in July by her sister
ship Daphne, from the Oakland
base, Comdr. Finlay said, while the
Coast Guard vessels Tahoe and Ar
iadne will remain in California wa
tiers.
The Coast Guard cutter Morris.
scheduled to sail for the Westward
several days ago, has been delayed
at her station at Seward by the i'll
ness of her commanding officer,
Lieut.. D. B. McDairmid If radio
dispatches from Seward report Lieut..
McDairmid sufficiently recovered to
proceed to the westward, the Nor
ris will be instructed by Capt. Demp-
wolf to sail from Seward next Mon
day, Comdr. Finlay said In case
of emergency an officer from the
Shoshone will be transferred tenn
porarily to the Morris upon the for
mer vessels arrival there, Comdr
Finlay said, as Lieut. Dairmid is
the only officer at present aboard
the Morris
The Tallapoosa sailed last Sun
day on seal patrol.
The Coast Guard vessel North
land, on her regular annual tour
to the Westward, will sail from
Seattle about May 90.
2 Doctors, Dentist
Two doctors and a dentist are
also aboard the Shoshone, in addi-
ton to the regular officers. One
of the medical officers will be as
signed to the patrol force at Unal-
aska, and the other will remain
aboard the Shoshone until that YES
sci is relieved by the Chelan, when
ths doctor will be transferred to
the latter cutter.
The Shoshone's personnel includes
the following officers: Comdr. c. T.
Finlay; Lieut. Comdr. H. G. Bel
ford; Lieut.. c. c. Pader; Lieut. l..
c. Gibson; Lieut.. K. c. Phillips;
Lieut.. H. F. Garcia; Lieut. J.gD o.
NICK. Greeley; Boatswain ]. B. Or
en-; Machinist H. C. Watts and Pay
Clerk Thomas zeller. The medical
officers at present aboard the Sho-
shone are: E. E. Bingham, p. A.
Surg; r. j. Mitchell, 1t. Surg; and
r. A. Scroggie, dentist
Capt. Dempwolf and Comdr. Fin
lay paid an official visit to Gov
John w. Troy this morning and the
Governor, with Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert W. Bender. were guests of Capt
Dempwolf at luncheon aboard the
Shoshone at l o'clock.