Morris-Taney-class cutter

A Morris-Taney-class revenue cutter
Class overview
BuildersWebb & Allen, New York City
OperatorsUnited States Revenue-Marine
Built1830–1833
In service1830–1865
Completed13
Lost2
General characteristics
TypeRevenue cutter
Displacement112 tons
Length78 ft (24 m)
Beam21 ft 3 in (6.48 m)
Draft7 ft 8 in (2.34 m)
Sail planTopsail Schooner
Complement20-24
ArmamentTypically 4 × 6 or 9-pounder guns

The Morris-Taney-class revenue cutters were 13 cutters built at New York City at the Webb and Allen shipyard between 1830 and 1833. These cutters were the backbone of the United States Revenue-Marine 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, were designed by Isaac Webb and resembled Humphreys' design but had one less port.[1]

According to William Thiessen, this was the first class of cutters where all ships were identical.[2]

Ships

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Name Commissioned Decommissioned Notes
Crawford 1830 1835 Sold.
Dexter 1830 1841 Sold.
Gallatin 1830 1849 Transferred to the United States Coast Survey.
Hamilton 1830 1853 Lost in a gale, 1853.
Morris 1831 1846 Sold.
Rush 1831 1840 Transferred to the Lighthouse Service. Sold, 1848.
Wolcott 1831 1846 Transferred to the Lighthouse Service, 1849. Sold, 1851.
Ingham 1832 1836 Sold to the Republic of Texas.
Jackson 1832 1865 Sold.
McLane 1832 1840 Sold.
Jefferson 1833 1847 Renamed Crawford, 1839. Wrecked, 1847.
Taney 1834 1858 Sold.
Washington 1833 1837 Sold.

References

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  1. ^ "U.S. Coast Guard Cutter History". uscg.mil. 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  2. ^ Diana Sherbs (2017-11-30). "The Long Blue Line: Fast Response Cutters – the mainstay of the Coast Guard's coastal patrol fleet". US Coast Guard. Retrieved 2017-12-12. In 1830, the United States Revenue Cutter Service, predecessor to the modern Coast Guard, launched its first standardized multi-ship class of cutters. The Morris-Class, named for the first cutter in the class, Robert Morris, was designed with a topsail-schooner rig and a length of 78 feet.


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