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USCGC Campbell
USCGC ''Campbell'' may refer to more than one United States Coast Guard ship. * Revenue Schooner ''Campbell'', named for George Washington Campbell, Treasury Secretary, in service 1830 – 1834 * Revenue Schooner ''Campbell'', named for George Washington Campbell, Treasury Secretary, in service 1834 – 1839 * Revenue Cutter ''Campbell'', named for George Washington Campbell, Treasury Secretary, in service 1848 – * Revenue Cutter ''Campbell'', named for James Campbell, Postmaster General, in service 1853 – 1875, sold to merchant service as ''Pedro Varela'' * , named for George Washington Campbell, Treasury Secretary, in service 1936 – 1982, sunk as target 1984 * , , named for preceding Coast Guard ships of the same name, in service since 1988 Sources * United States Coast Guard, USCGC Campbell History, http://www.uscg.mil/lantarea/cgcCampbell/history.asp, retrieved 2/15/2011 * United States Department of Commerce The United States Department of Commerce is an executive d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the country's eight uniformed services. The service is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the United States military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission with jurisdiction in both domestic and international waters and a federal regulatory agency mission as part of its duties. It is the largest and most powerful coast guard in the world, rivaling the capabilities and size of most navies. The U.S. Coast Guard is a humanitarian and security service. It protects the United States' borders and economic and security interests abroad; and defends its sovereignty by safeguarding sea lines of communication and commerce across vast territorial waters spanning 95,000 miles of coastline and its Exclusive Economic Zone. With national and economic security depending upon open global t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Department Of Commerce
The United States Department of Commerce is an executive department of the U.S. federal government concerned with creating the conditions for economic growth and opportunity. Among its tasks are gathering economic and demographic data for business and government decision making, and helping to set industrial standards. Its main purpose is to create jobs, promote economic growth, encourage sustainable development and block harmful trade practices of other nations. Steve Charnovitz, "Reinventing the Commerce Dept.", ''Journal of Commerce'', July 12, 1995. It is headed by the Secretary of Commerce, who reports directly to the President of the United States and is a member of the president's Cabinet. The Department of Commerce is headquartered in the Herbert C. Hoover Building in Washington, DC. History Organizational history The department was originally created as the United States Department of Commerce and Labor on February 14, 1903. It was subsequently renamed the Departmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
