USRC Yamacraw
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USRC Yamacraw, was a steel-hull flush-deck cutter that served in the United States Revenue Cutter Service from 1909 to 1937 and was the sister ship to the USRC Tahoma.
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Yamacraw circa 1914 | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name |
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Namesake | Native American tribe that settled near Savannah, Georgia |
Builder | New York Shipbuilding, Camden, New Jersey[1] |
Cost | $200,000 (USD) |
Launched | 24 October 1909[1] |
Commissioned | 17 May 1910[1] |
Decommissioned | 11 December 1937[1] |
Homeport | Savannah, Georgia (1910-1916)[1] |
Fate | Sold 13 April 1938[1] |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 1080 tons[1] |
Length | 191 ft 8 in (58.42 m)[1] |
Beam | 32 ft 6 in (9.91 m)[1] |
Draft | 13 ft (4.0 m)[1] |
Propulsion | Triple expansion steam engine,18",29",47" dia. x 30" stroke[1] |
Speed | 14 knots |
Range | 3,500 miles at 8 knots |
Complement | 8 officers, 65 enlisted[1] |
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Notes | The original lyrics for Semper Paratus, the U.S. Coast Guard march, were written by Captain Francis Saltus Van Boskerck in 1922, aboard the USCGC Yamacraw in Savannah, Georgia. |
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