| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | USRC Kewanee |
| Namesake | Kewanee, Illinois |
| Owner | United States Revenue Cutter Service |
| Builder | J. A. Robb & Co. (Baltimore, MD) |
| Launched | 23 Sep 1863 |
| Commissioned | 15 Aug 1864 |
| Decommissioned | 1867 |
| In service | 15 Aug 1864–1869 |
| Renamed | Musashi (after 1867 sale) |
| Fate | Sold, 10 July 1867; exploded at Yokohama, 1869 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Pawtuxet-class cutter |
| Displacement | 350 tons |
| Length | 130 ft (40 m) |
| Beam | 26 ft 6 in (8.08 m) |
| Draft | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) (aft) |
| Depth of hold | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
| Propulsion | 1 × two-cylinder oscillating steam engine; single 8 ft (2.4 m) screw |
| Sail plan | Topsail schooner |
| Speed | About 12 knots |
| Complement | 7 × officers, 34 enlisted |
| Armament | |
USRC Kewanee was a Pawtuxet-class screw steam revenue cutter built for the United States Revenue Marine during the American Civil War.
Commissioned in August 1864, Kewanee served out the last eight months of the war on convoy and patrol duty along the East Coast of the United States. In the postwar period, she participated in the usual duties of a revenue cutter, including patrolling for contraband and aiding vessels in distress.
Due to dissatisfaction with her machinery, Kewanee was sold into merchant service after less than three years in the Revenue Marine. Renamed Musashi, she was sent to Japan, where she was destroyed by an explosion in 1869.