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C.W. Lawrence—Tamer of America’s maritime frontier and first PACAREA cutter
—Amid Gold Rush anarchy, the first Pacific cutter stood the law: breaking smuggling, stopping mutiny, rescuing crews, and charting CA’s coast.
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To Europe and Far East — A brief history of the Coast Guard’s Pacific Area
—From rounding Cape Horn to icebreaking the Northwest Passage, the service built a vast Pacific footprint—cutters, lighthouses, LORAN nets, and air detachments—supporting missions from Manila Bay to Vietnam across 180 years of war and peace.