WWII US COAST GUARD BUREAU MARINE INSPECTION NAVIGATION OFFICER DOCUMENT SIGNED

Description

JOHN A. BROOKS
The seal of the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation, as the bureau was known from 1936 until its abolition, and the Flag of the Bureau of Navigation.
WWII ERA US COAST GUARD MERCHANT MARINE FIELD OFFICER and INSPECTOR OF THE BUREAU OF MARINE INSPECTION and NAVIGATION, 1
st
DISTRICT 1930-1940s
The
Bureau of Navigation
, later the
Bureau of Navigation and Steamboat Inspection
and finally the
Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation
was an agency of the
United States Government
established in 1884 to enforce laws relating to the construction, equipment, operation, inspection, safety, and documentation of merchant vessels. The bureau also investigated marine accidents and casualties. The Bureau of Navigation and Steamboat Inspection was in turn renamed the Bureau of Marine Inspection and Navigation in 1936.
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Here's a WWII DATE AUTOGRAPH DOCUMENT SIGNED by BROOKS –– A “
UNITED STATES COAST GUARD LICENSE TO ENGINEER OF VESSELS PROPELLED BY INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
,” certifying that Robert Patton, at the Port of New London, Connecticut is qualified for the position of Third Assistant Engineer of vessels of any horsepower propelled by gas, fluid, naptha or electric motors…dated Feb. 10
th
,
1944.
The document measures 9½” x 8” and is in very good condition, with one corner paper chip, not affecting any test, and some light soiling.
A FINE ADDITION TO YOUR AMERICAN MARITIME MILITARY HISTORY COLLECTION.
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