Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane fires commemorative shot near Fort Sumter [Image 1 of 2]

CHARLESTON, SC, UNITED STATES

05.30.2019

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard District 7     

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane fired a commemorative shot Thursday to honor the 158th anniversary of its namesake’s action near Fort Sumter.

On April 11, 1861, United States Revenue Cutter Harriet Lane made history by firing the first naval shot of the Civil War. Cutter Lane fired across the bow of the merchant steamship Nashville. Nashville was attempting to enter Charleston Harbor without displaying a flag indicating its nationality. Congress merged the Revenue Cutter Service with the United States Lifesaving Service in 1915 to form today’s United States Coast Guard.

• Date Taken: 05.30.2019
• Date Posted: 05.30.2019 17:47
• Photo ID: 5416917
• VIRIN: 190530-G-G0107-1702
• Resolution: 6000x4000
• Size: 6.07 MB
• Location: CHARLESTON, SC, US