USRC Ingham (1832)

History
United States
NamesakeSamuel D. Ingham
BuilderWebb and Allen, New York
Laid down1830
Launched1832
Commissioned1832
Decommissioned10 January 1836
Homeport
Nickname(s)Semper Paratus
Fatetransferred to the Texas Navy renamed Independence
General characteristics
Class and typeSchooner
Displacement112 tons
Length73.4 ft (22.4 m)
Beam20.6 ft (6.3 m)
Draught9.7 ft (3.0 m)
Propulsionwind
Complement20-24
Armament6-9 pndrs
Notes

The United States Revenue Cutter Ingham was one of the 13 Coast Guard cutters of the Morris-Taney class. Named for Secretary of the Treasury Samuel D. Ingham, she was the first United States warship to engage a Mexican ship in combat; and for her service in that battle, a newspaper called her Semper Paratus (always ready), which later became the motto of the United States Coast Guard. Ingham was sold in 1836 to the Republic of Texas and served in the Texas Navy until she was captured as a prize-of-war by Mexico and was rechristened Independencia.