USRC Gallatin (1871)
 USRC Gallatin
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USRC Gallatin |
| Namesake | Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin (1761-1849) |
| Builder | David Bell, Buffalo, New York |
| Launched | 1871 |
| Commissioned | 1874 |
| Fate | Foundered 6 January 1892 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Dexter-class cutter |
| Displacement | 250 tons |
| Length | 137 ft 0 in (41.76 m) |
| Beam | 23 ft 6 in (7.16 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) |
| Propulsion | Horizontal, direct-acting steam engine with Fowler steering propeller; Fowler propeller removed 1874 |
| Sail plan | Topsail schooner |
| Complement | 40 (7 officers, 33 enlisted personnel) |
| Armament | 1 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.