USRC Commodore Perry (1865)

For other ships with the same name, see USRC Commodore Perry.

History
United States
NameUSRC Commodore Perry
NamesakeCommodore Oliver Hazard Perry
Laid down1864
Launched1864 at Buffalo, New York[1]
Completed1865
Maiden voyage1865
RenamedPeriwinkle, 1884
Nickname(s)The Commodore
FateSold in 1884, rebuilt as passenger steamer, sunk 1897.
General characteristics
TypeTwin screw steamer[1]
Displacement400 long tons (410 t)[1]
Length175 ft (53 m)[1]
Beam53 ft (16 m)[1]
Draft10.33 ft (3.15 m)[1]
Propulsion
  • 2 x steam boiler (Whittaker patent)
  • 2 x 13 ft (4.0 m) diameter propellers, one on each side, considerably aft of midships[1]
Speed17.3 kn (19.9 mph; 32.0 km/h)[1]
Armament2 × 24-pounder Dahlgren guns, 2 × 24-pounder Parrott rifles[1]

United States Revenue Cutter Commodore Perry was a 400 long tons (410 t) twin screw steamer built for the United States Revenue Cutter Service for use on the Great Lakes.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "The New Revenue Cutter". The Cleveland Leader. Cleveland [Ohio. 27 July 1865. p. 4. Retrieved 18 April 2017.