USRC Pawtuxet
USRC Pawtuxet was a Pawtuxet-class screw steam revenue cutter built for the United States Revenue Marine during the American Civil War.
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | USRC Pawtuxet |
| Namesake | A river and village in Rhode Island |
| Operator | United States Revenue Cutter Service |
| Builder | Thomas Stack (New York) |
| Cost | $103,000 |
| Launched | 7 Jul 1863 |
| Commissioned | 1864–May? 1867 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Pawtuxet-class cutter |
| Displacement | 350 tons |
| Length | 130 ft (40 m) |
| Beam | 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m) |
| Draft | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
| Depth of hold | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
| Propulsion | 1 × two-cylinder oscillating steam engine; single 8 ft (2.4 m) screw |
| Sail plan | Topsail schooner |
| Speed | About 12 knots |
| Complement | 7 × officers, 34 enlisted |
| Armament | |
Pawtuxet appears to have spent her brief career with the Revenue Marine working in and around Massachusetts and Rhode Island. After less than three years as a revenue cutter, she was sold in 1867 due to dissatisfaction with her machinery, and earmarked for merchant service in China. Nothing further is known of her career.
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