USRC Active (1843)
USRC Active, was a revenue boat of the United States Revenue Cutter Service in commission from 1843 to 1847.[1] She was the fourth Revenue Cutter Service ship to bear the name.[2]
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| Name | USRC Active |
| Namesake | In action; moving; causing action or change |
| Completed | 1843 |
| Commissioned | 1843 |
| Decommissioned | 1847 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Revenue boat |
History
Built at Sackets Harbor, New York, in 1843, Active was based there and served on Lake Ontario. She was under the command of First Lieutenant William B. Whitehead.[1][3] She appears to have left service in 1847.[1]
Notes
- Citations
- Canney, p 19
- "Active, 1843", U.S. Coast Guard Cutters & Craft Index, U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office
- Noble, p 77
- References used
- "Active, 1843". U.S. Coast Guard Cutters & Craft Index. U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- Canney, Donald L. (1995). U.S. Coast Guard and Revenue Cutters, 1790–1935. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland. ISBN 978-1-55750-101-1.
- Noble, Dennis L. (1990). Historical Register U.S. Revenue Cutter Service Officers, 1790–1914 (PDF). Coast Guard Historian's Office, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Washington, DC.
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