History
United States
NameUSRC James Guthrie
Launched1864 as George W. Loane in Baltimore, Maryland
Acquired11 September 1868 for $16,500
Commissioned11 September 1868
Decommissioned1 April 1882
HomeportBaltimore, Maryland
FateSold 3 April 1882 for $4030.95
General characteristics
Typeharbor vessel
Displacement69 tons
Length85'
Beam17'
Draft8', 7"
PropulsionSteam, 20" diameter x 20" stroke, 1 screw
Complement2 officers, 8 enlisted

USRC James Guthrie was a Revenue Cutter used as a harbor vessel at Baltimore, Maryland. Originally the merchant tug George W. Loane it was purchased in 1868 for $16,500 and was named for James Guthrie, twenty first Secretary of the Treasury. Her duties were customs inspections and vessel movement in Baltimore harbor. She was decommissioned and sold in April 1882 for $4031.

References

U.S. Coast Guard and Revenue Cutters, 1790-1935, Donald L. Canney, Naval Institute Press, 1995

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