File:US Navy 041206-N-6344D-002 A U.S. Coast Guardsman raises the Union Jack on the bow of Coast Guard patrol craft USCGC Shamal (WPC 13).jpg
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[edit]DescriptionUS Navy 041206-N-6344D-002 A U.S. Coast Guardsman raises the Union Jack on the bow of Coast Guard patrol craft USCGC Shamal (WPC 13).jpg |
English: Pascagoula, Miss. (Dec. 6, 2004) – A U.S. Coast Guardsman raises the Union Jack on the bow of Coast Guard patrol craft USCGC Shamal (WPC 13). Shamal and Coast Guard patrol craft USCGC Tornado (WPC 14) were commissioned as active U.S. Coast Guard cutters in a formal ceremony at the Naval Station Pascagoula, Miss., on Dec. 6. Commandant of the Coast Guard, Adm. Thomas Collins and Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) were among the guest speakers at the commissioning ceremony. The Tornado and Shamal are former U.S. Navy patrol crafts transferred to the Coast Guard under a memorandum of agreement between the Navy and Coast Guard signed in Oct. 2004. The vessels’ primary missions will be homeland security, drug and alien migrant interdiction, search and rescue operations in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico under the guidance of the Commander, Coast Guard Atlantic Area. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class Kim DeJong (RELEASED) |
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Author | U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class Kim DeJong |
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Image title | A Coast Guardsmen raises the Union Jack on the bow of USCGC Shamal (WPC 13), officially placing the ship in commission as a Coast Guard Cutter, on Dec. 6, at its new homeport at Naval Station Pascagoula, Miss. The Shamal and USCGC Tornado (WPC 14), commissioned simultaneously with the Shamal, are two of five Navy Cyclone-class patrol craft being transferred to the Coast Guard as part of a memorandum of understanding between the Navy and Coast Guard signed earlier this year. The Shmal and Tornado) will conduct homeland security, search and rescue and law enforcement operations in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. Each has a crew of 27, two officers and 25 enlisted personnel. Adm. Thomas Collins, Commandant of the Coast Guard, and Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) were among the guest speakers at the commissioning ceremony. |
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Camera manufacturer | NIKON |
Camera model | E5700 |
Author | Journalist 1st Class Kim DeJon |
Copyright holder | U.S. Navy Photo |
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F-number | f/6.3 |
ISO speed rating | 100 |
Date and time of data generation | 11:27, 6 December 2004 |
Lens focal length | 22.3 mm |
Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 300 dpi |
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File change date and time | 11:10, 7 December 2004 |
Y and C positioning | Co-sited |
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Date and time of digitizing | 11:27, 6 December 2004 |
Image compression mode | 4 |
APEX exposure bias | 0 |
Maximum land aperture | 3 APEX (f/2.83) |
Metering mode | Pattern |
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Flash | Flash fired, compulsory flash firing |
Color space | sRGB |
Custom image processing | Normal process |
Exposure mode | Auto exposure |
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Digital zoom ratio | 0 |
Focal length in 35 mm film | 88 mm |
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