 USRC Hudson
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| History | |
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  United States | |
| Namesake | Hudson River[1] |
| Operator |
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| Awarded | 18 February 1892[2] |
| Builder | John H. Dialogue and Sons, Camden, New Jersey[3] |
| Cost | US$36,500[2] |
| Completed | 17 August 1893[2] |
| Commissioned | 15 September 1893[3] |
| Decommissioned | 3 May 1935[3] |
| Fate | Sold |
| General characteristics [3] | |
| Displacement | 128 tons |
| Length | 94 ft 6.25 in (28.8100 m) |
| Beam | 20 ft 6 in (6.25 m) |
| Height | 10 ft 3 in (3.12 m) |
| Draft | 8 ft 4 in (2.54 m) |
| Propulsion | Triple-expansion reciprocating steam engine,13 in (0.33 m), 20 in (0.51 m), 31.5 in (0.80 m) diameter X 24 in (0.61 m) stroke, single screw |
| Speed | 12 knots maximum |
| Complement | 11 |
| Armament |
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USRC Hudson, known for her service during the Battle of Cárdenas, was the United States Revenue Cutter Service's first vessel to have a steel hull and triple-expansion steam engine.
- ^ a b "Hudson, 1893", Cutters, Craft & U.S. Coast Guard-Manned Army & Navy Vessels, U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office
- ^ a b c "Record of Movements, Vessels of the United States Coast Guard, 1790–December 31, 1933", U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Transportation (1989 reprint), p 34
- ^ a b c d Canney, pp 49–52