United States Life-Saving Service
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The United States Life-Saving Service was a federal agency that operated coastal rescue stations and crews dedicated to saving lives and ships in distress along U.S. shorelines in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| United States Life-Saving Service canonical | 9 |
| U.S. Life-Saving Service | 1 |
| U.S. Life-Saving Service stations | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal agency
ⓘ
maritime rescue organization ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States government
ⓘ
surface form:
federal government of the United States
|
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1915 ⓘ |
| employs |
keepers of life-saving stations
ⓘ
surfmen ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
coastal safety
ⓘ
disaster response ⓘ maritime safety ⓘ |
| foundedBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
lifesaving operations
ⓘ
maintaining life-saving equipment ⓘ maritime search and rescue ⓘ shipwreck response ⓘ training surfmen ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | coastal waters of the United States ⓘ |
| hasMainTask |
assisting vessels in distress
ⓘ
conducting beach patrols ⓘ conducting surf rescue operations ⓘ operating coastal rescue stations ⓘ providing aid during maritime disasters ⓘ rescuing shipwrecked mariners ⓘ saving lives from shipwrecks ⓘ |
| hasMotto | You have to go out, but you don’t have to come back ⓘ |
| hasNotableLeader | Sumner Increase Kimball ⓘ |
| hasOrganizationalUnit |
district office
ⓘ
life-saving station ⓘ |
| hasPosition | General Superintendent ⓘ |
| heritage | predecessor of modern United States Coast Guard search and rescue mission ⓘ |
| inception | 1878 ⓘ |
| mergedInto | United States Coast Guard ⓘ |
| mergedWith | United States Revenue Cutter Service ⓘ |
| mergerDate | 1915 ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Great Blizzard of 1888 rescue operations
ⓘ
rescue operations during the 1893 Sea Islands hurricane ⓘ rescue operations during the 1900 Galveston hurricane ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Atlantic coast of the United States
ⓘ
Great Lakes region ⓘ Gulf Coast of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
Gulf of Mexico coast
Pacific coast of the United States ⓘ United States coastline ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Department of the Treasury ⓘ |
| precededBy |
United States Revenue Cutter Service
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Revenue Marine volunteer life-saving stations
|
| usedEquipment |
Lyle gun
ⓘ
breeches buoy ⓘ life car ⓘ lifeboats ⓘ surfboat ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
U.S. Life-Saving Service stations
this entity surface form:
U.S. Life-Saving Service