STATION ATLANTIC CITY
ATLANTIC CITY,
NEW JERSEY
HISTORY
Local archives indicate that the first government boathouse in the area was constructed in 1849 at Connecticut and Pacific Avenues. Although it contained a boat, it was dependent upon volunteers for manning. In 1871, a regular crew was established for the four winter months. Seven years later in 1878 following an act of Congress mandating an improved federal maritime lifesaving system, the station was moved to the base of the Absecon Lighthouse and called a "Life Boat Station."
In 1884, a larger station was built at the base of the lighthouse and completed in December of that year. The manning of this station extended to ten months of the year in 1894. The Atlantic City Atlas of 1908 shows a Life Saving Service Station at Pacific Avenue and the beach. Since this building was only three blocks from the station at the lighthouse, it was probably a boathouse. In 1908 a boathouse was built at 416 Carson Avenue in historic Gardner's Basin, which served the Station until the present facility was established in 1941.
The Atlantic City facility has hosted many tenant commands over the years. The following is a somewhat comprehensive listing:
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Group Atlantic City: |
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1941-1982 |
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USCGC ELM (72' Buoy tender): |
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1938-1969 |
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USN Reserve Center: |
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1946-1990 |
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Electronic Repair Shop (ERS): |
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1945-1981 |
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USCGC CAPE STARR (82' WPB): |
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1964-1969 and 1973-1987 |
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USCGC CAPE GULL (82' WPB): |
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1969-1973 |
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USS LINNETT & PARROTT: |
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1950s-1970s |
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Aids to Navigation Team (ANT): |
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1973-1982 |
| Prior Station Atlantic City Commanding Officers: |
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1941-1942: |
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CWO Kent Redgrave |
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1943-1945: |
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LT Garwood J. Thomas |
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1952-1953: |
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BMC John F. Edney |
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1954: |
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BMC Howard Bates |
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1955-1957: |
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CWO Ken Snow |
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1960-1961: |
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CWO Robert Roberts |
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1962-1963: |
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CWO Richard E. Simpson |
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1964-1966: |
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CWO Andrew J. Brovey |
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1967: |
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CWO Joseph E. Tamalonis |
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1968-1969: |
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CWO Edward T. Kassick |
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1971: |
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BMC Joseph Knolls (Acting) |
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1972-1973: |
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CWO Joseph J. Karch |
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1974-1976: |
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CWO Joseph J. Welsh |
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1977-1979: |
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CWO Friend J. Cornell |
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1980-1981: |
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CWO John A. Tolejko |
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1982-1983: |
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LT Eddie V. Mack |
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1984-1985: |
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LT John M. Richards |
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1986-1988: |
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LT James B. Hall |
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1989-1991: |
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LCDR Dean Lee |
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1992-1994: |
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LCDR Thomas K. Richey |
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1995-1997: |
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LCDR Laurie Mosier |
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1998-2000: |
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LT Richard Condit |
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2001-2003: |
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LCDR Brian Roche |
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2003-2005: |
LCDR Richard Frattarelli | |
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2005-2006: |
CWO Sean McGarigal | |
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2006-2009: |
LT. Jason D. Ingram | |
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LT. Jeffrey L. Craig | |
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