USRC Commodore Perry (1884)

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

History
United States
NameUSRC Commodore Perry
NamesakeCommodore Oliver Hazard Perry
BuilderUnion Drydock Company, Buffalo, New York[1]
Cost$83,000
Completed1884
Commissioned29 June 1884[1]
FateGrounded on 27 July 1910 and abandoned.[1]
General characteristics
TypeBrigantine-rigged steam cutter
Displacement282 long tons (287 t)[1]
Length165 ft (50 m)[1]
Beam25 ft (7.6 m)[1]
Draft11.17 ft (3.40 m)[1]
PropulsionDirect-acting steam engine; 1 propeller[1]
Complement41[1]
Armament2 x unknown type/caliber[1]

57°08′50″N 170°12′40″W / 57.147222°N 170.211111°W / 57.147222; -170.211111

United States Revenue Cutter Commodore Perry (1884) was an iron-hulled revenue cutter built in 1884 for revenue service on the Great Lakes, where she served for nine years. In December 1893, she was transferred to the West Coast of the United States, for service in the Pacific Northwest and Alaskan waters, where she served until wrecked near the Pribilof Islands on 27 July 1910.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Perry (Commodore Perry), 1884" (PDF). U.S. Coast Guard History Program. U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Retrieved 18 April 2017.