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USRC Gallatin (1871)

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USRC Gallatin (1874)
USRC Gallatin
History
United States
NameUSRC Gallatin
NamesakeSecretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin (1761-1849)
BuilderDavid Bell, Buffalo, New York
Launched1871
Commissioned1874
FateFoundered 6 January 1892
General characteristics
Class and typeDexter-class cutter
Displacement250 tons
Length137 ft 0 in (41.76 m)
Beam23 ft 6 in (7.16 m)
Draft9 ft 4 in (2.84 m)
PropulsionHorizontal, direct-acting steam engine with Fowler steering propeller; Fowler propeller removed 1874
Sail planTopsail schooner
Complement40 (7 officers, 33 enlisted personnel)
Armament1 x 6-pounder gun

USRC Gallatin, was a Dexter-class cutter of the United States Revenue Cutter Service in commission from 1874 to 1892. She was the fourth ship of the United States Revenue Cutter Service to bear the name, and was also known as Albert Gallatin.

Gallatin was laid down by David Bell at Buffalo, New York, in 1871 and commissioned in 1874. She was equipped with a Fowler steering propeller, which was a six-bladed screw with a separate engine for steering and reversing, but it proved to be uneconomical; both the machinery and propeller were replaced in 1874.

Gallatin was stationed at Boston, Massachusetts. She cruised from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, to Holmes Hole, Massachusetts. She sank off Cape Ann on 6 January 1892.

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