NCMSysop at 20:45, 25 July 2024

2024-07-25T20:45:25Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:45, 25 July 2024
Line 24:		Line 24:
	Sentinel Class Cutter<br/>		Sentinel Class Cutter<br/>
	Keel Laid - Launched<br/><br/>		Keel Laid - Launched<br/><br/>
	<li>'''USCGC CHARLES SEXTON WPC 1108'''<br/>		<li>'''USCGC CHARLES SEXTON WPC-1108'''</li>
	Commissioned 8 March 2014		Commissioned 8 March 2014
	</ol></td>		</ol></td>

GregCiesielski: Added ships postmark page and 1 cover

2016-03-10T22:35:05Z

Added ships postmark page and 1 cover

New page

<h3>Ship Name and Designation History</h3>
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during
its lifetime.
The list is in chronological order.
<table width="90%">
<tr>
<td valign="top">
<ol>
Sentinel Class Cutter<br/>
Keel Laid - Launched<br/><br/>
<li>'''USCGC CHARLES SEXTON WPC 1108'''<br/>
Commissioned 8 March 2014
</ol></td>
<td align="center" width="220" valign="top">
[[Image:CharlesSexton_WPC1108_Crest.jpg|thumb|center|150px]]
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<p> </p>

<h3>Naval Covers</h3>
This section lists active links to the pages displaying covers associated with the
ship. There should be a separate set of pages for each incarnation of the ship (ie,
for each entry in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Covers should
be presented in chronological order (or as best as can be determined).

Since a ship may have many covers, they may be split among many pages so it doesn't
take forever for the pages to load. Each page link should be accompanied by a date
range for covers on that page.
<ol>
<li> Covers Page 1     (DATE RANGE)</li>
</ol>
<p> </p>

<h3>Postmarks</h3>
This section lists examples of the postmarks used by the ship. There should be a
separate set of postmarks for each incarnation of the ship (ie, for each entry
in the "Ship Name and Designation History" section). Within each set, the postmarks
should be listed in order of their classification type. If more than one postmark
has the same classification, then they should be further sorted by date of earliest
known usage.

A postmark should not be included unless accompanied by a close-up image and/or an
image of a cover showing that postmark. Date ranges MUST be based ONLY ON COVERS IN
THE MUSEUM and are expected to change as more covers are added.
<br/> <br/>
>>> If you have a better example for any of the postmarks, please feel free to replace the
existing example.



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><th align="center" valign="center" width="140">
Postmark Type<br/>---<br/>Killer Bar Text
</th><th align="center" valign="center" width="100">
Postmark<br/>Date</th>
<th align="center" width="350">Thumbnail Link To<br/>Postmark Image</th>
<th align="center" width="120">Thumbnail Link<br/>To<br/>Cover Image</th>
</tr></table>



<br/> <br/><table width="95%" border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0">
<tr><td align="center" valign="center" width="140">
USPS Type 9<br/><br/>Key West FL
</td><td align="center" valign="center" width="100">
2014-03-08
</td><td align="center" width="350">
[[Image:GregCiesielski_CharlesSexton_WPC1108_20140308_1_Front.jpg|thumb|center|300px]]
</td><td align="center" width="120">
N/A
</td></tr></table>
Commissioning, cachet by the[[Cachet_Maker_USCS_Chapter_4_Stephen_Decatur_ | Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS]]

<p> </p>
<h3>Other Information</h3>
'''NAMESAKE''' - Machinery Technician First Class Charles W. Sexton, USCG (b. - d. January 11, 1991)<br/>
On January 11, 1991, Sexton and his crew launched motor lifeboat 44381 after they received report that the fishing vessel Sea King, a 75-foot stern trawler, was taking on water four miles northwest of the Columbia River Bar. The Sea King had four men on board and was in danger of sinking with her decks awash and the engine room steadily filling up with water. Sexton went aboard the foundering fishing vessel with other crewmembers to treat the injuries of a Sea King crewmember who had fallen to the deck. Once the victim was stabilized, Sexton focused his attention on dewatering the vessel. Because the Sea King was so flooded, it required several dewatering pumps to remove the initial quantity of seawater from the engine room along with hourly dewatering the vessel to ensure the boat did not submerge. After more than six exhaustive hours of dewatering and maintaining the vessel, with the worst of the treacherous bar crossing behind them, the Sea King rolled over without warning and threw its passengers into the agitated seas. The power of the water trapped Sexton in the enclosed pilothouse and he, along with two fishermen, went down with the vessel. For his bravery, Petty Officer Sexton was posthumously awarded the '''COAST GUARD MEDAL'''. The Coast Guard Medal is the highest non-combat bravery award of the United States Coast Guard.<br/><br/>
The ships sponsor is Ms. Michelle Sexton.



<p> </p>
<hr/>
<p> </p>
If you have images or information to add to this page, then either
[[Contact_Us | contact the Curator]] or edit this page yourself and add it.
See [[Editing_Ship_Pages | Editing Ship Pages]] for detailed information on
editing this page.
<p> </p>
<hr>
<font size="-2">Copyright {{CURRENTYEAR}} Naval Cover Museum</font>

CHARLES SEXTON WPC 1108 - Revision history

NCMSysop at 20:45, 25 July 2024

GregCiesielski: Added ships postmark page and 1 cover