| USRC Alabama (1819) | |
|---|---|
| Career (United States) |  |
| Name: | USRC Alabama |
| Builder: | Christian Bergh, New York |
| Cost: | $4500 (USD) |
| Completed: | June 1819 |
| Homeport: | Mobile, Alabama |
| Fate: | Sold 6 August 1833 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Alabama Class |
| Type: | Topsail schooner |
| Displacement: | 56 tons |
| Length: | 52 ft 0 in (15.85 m) (Keel) |
| Beam: | 18 ft 6 in (5.64 m) |
| Draft: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Armament: | 1 gun on pivot |
USRC Alabama, was a wood hull topsail schooner designed by William Doughty that served in the United States Revenue Cutter Service from 1819 to 1833. Although her homeport was Mobile, Alabama, she was stationed temporarily with her sister ship, the USRC Louisiana. The two cutters were successful in the capture of the pirate vessel Bravo after a firefight on 31 August 1819. The Alabama was active in the Caribbean suppressing piracy and slave trade. In 1833 she was ordered to New York, but failed to make the trip and was sold in August 1833.
References[]
- U.S. Coast Guard and Revenue Cutters, 1790-1935, Donald L. Canney, U.S. Naval Institute Press, 1995, ISBN 1-55750-101-7
- http://www.uscg.mil/history/webcutters/Alabama1819.asp
The original article can be found at USRC Alabama (1819) and the edit history here.