USRC Dexter (1874)
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For other ships with the same name, see USRC Dexter and USCGC Dexter.
USRC Dexter was a Dexter-class cutter of the United States Revenue Cutter Service in commission from 1874 to 1908. She was the second ship of the Revenue Cutter Service to bear the name.[2] The other Dexter-class cutters, all commissioned in 1874, were Dallas and Rush.[3][4] Dexter was built by the Atlantic Works Company at Boston, Massachusetts. Captain John A. Henriques accepted her for service on 6 June 1874, and she was commissioned into the Revenue Cutter Service on 18 June 1874.[1] Her role in the rescue of passengers from the sinking SS City of Columbus under winter gale winds brought her nationwide popular acclaim.[5]
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USRC Dexter | |
History | |
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United States Revenue Cutter Service | |
Name | USRC Dexter |
Namesake | Secretary of the Treasury Samuel Dexter |
Operator | U.S Revenue Cutter Service |
Builder | Atlantic Works Company, Boston, Massachusetts[1] |
Acquired | 6 June 1874 |
Commissioned | 18 June 1874 |
Decommissioned | 1908 |
Fate | Sold 18 July 1908 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Dexter-class cutter |
Displacement | 188 tons[1] |
Length | 143 ft 6 in (43.74 m)[1] |
Beam | 23 ft 0 in (7.01 m) |
Draft | 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) |
Propulsion | Steam, 26.25 in (66.7 cm) dia x 36 in (91 cm) stroke, single screw[1] |
Sail plan | Schooner-rigged |
Complement | 7 officers, 33 enlisted |
Armament | 2 guns, type unknown[1] |
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