Category:Thomas Corwin (ship, 1876)
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See also category: Corwin (ship, 1876).
Ship[edit]
- Type: Topsail schooner
- Design by:
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- Built by: Oregon Iron Works, Portland, Oregon
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- Length over all: 42,86 m
- LPP: m
- Beam: 7,32 m
- Draught: m
- GRT:
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- NET: 227
- Sail area:
- Main engine: Inverted cylinder steam engine; single propeller
- Speed: kn
- Complement: 8 officers, 33 enlisted
- Armament: 3 guns
History[edit]
- 1876 Named: THOMAS CORWIN for the U.S. Revenue Marine Flag: United States
- 17.07.1877 Commissioned in San Francisco, California, her home port during her career with the Revenue Marine. Commander Revenue Captain J. W. White.
- 30.07.1877 Sailed for Sitka, Alaska, to patrol in the Arctic Ocean,
- 1882 Participated in the controversial bombardment of the village of Angoon, Alaska, while under the command of Captain Michael Healy
- 09.04.1898 Transferred to the United States Navy during the Spanish-American War. She served in the San Diego, California area
- 15.08.1898 Returned to the Treasury Department.
- 14.02.1900 Sold to Corwin Trading Co., Pacific Coal and Transportation Co for $16,500 and used as a merchant vessel. Renamed: CORWIN Continued sailing the Bering Sea on a charter basis.
- 1901 Out of service
- 1902 In service again
- 1916 Burned in drydock
Subcategories
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Media in category "Thomas Corwin (ship, 1876)"
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Corwin entering a lead 1884.JPG 902 × 505; 49 KB
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Corwin in a nip 1880.PNG 698 × 397; 642 KB
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USRC Thomas Corwin (1876) engraving 1887 (cropped).jpg 2,873 × 1,683; 3.49 MB
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USRC Thomas Corwin (1876) engraving 1887.jpg 3,055 × 2,096; 4.69 MB