A Morris-Taney class Revenue Cutter
History
United States
NamesakeWilliam H. Crawford
BuilderWebb and Allen, New York
Completed1830
CommissionedJanuary 1830
Decommissioned27 July 1835
Homeport
FateSold 1 April 1839, wrecked 15 December 1847
General characteristics
Class and typeSchooner
Displacement112 tons
Length73.4 ft (22.4 m)
Beam20.6 ft (6.3 m)
Draught9.7 ft (3.0 m) (aft)
Propulsionsail
Sail plantopsail schooner
Crew20-24 officers and men
Armament(4) 6-9 pndrs (typical of class)

The United States Revenue Cutter Crawford was the first of the 13 cutters of the Morris-Taney Class to be launched. These cutters were the backbone of the U.S. Revenue Cutter Service for more than a decade. Samuel Humphreys designed these cutters for roles as diverse as fighting pirates, privateers, combating smugglers and operating with naval forces. He designed the vessels on a naval schooner concept. They had Baltimore Clipper lines. The vessels built by Webb and Allen, designed by Isaac Webb, resembled Humphreys' but had one less port[1]

The Crawford, named for Secretary of the Treasury William H. Crawford, initially was assigned to the Collector of Customs in Norfolk, Virginia. In June 1831, she sailed for duty at Savannah, Georgia, arriving on July 1, 1835. The Government sold her in 1835 for $2,300.[1]

The USRC Swiftsure (1825) was renamed Crawford on 31 December 1835 and sold 1 April 1839. USRC Jefferson (commissioned in 1832), was renamed Crawford in 1839 and served until 15 December 1847 when she was wrecked near New London, Connecticut[2]

Citations

  1. 1 2 "Crawford, 1830", Cutters, Craft & U.S. Coast Guard-Manned Army & Navy Vessels, U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office
  2. ↑ Canney, pp 14-15

References

  • This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
  • "Crawford, 1830" (asp). Cutters, Craft & U.S. Coast Guard-Manned Army & Navy Vessels. U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
  • Canney, Donald L. (1995). U.S. Coast Guard and Revenue Cutters, 1790–1935. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland. ISBN 978-1-55750-101-1.
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