USRC Virginia (1797)

History
United States
NameUSS Virginia[1]
NamesakeThe first English colony in America and one of the original 13 states.[1]
Launched1797[1]
Decommissioned1800
FateReturned to Revenue Cutter service.
United States
NameUSRC Virginia[2]
Commissioned1802[2]
FateSold in 1807[2]
General characteristics
Class and typeSchooner[1]
Displacement187 tons[1]
Length50 ft (15 m) on Keel
Beam18 ft 10 in (5.74 m)[1]
Depth of hold8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)[1]
PropulsionSail
Complement70 officers and enlisted[1]
Armament

USRC Virginia was a schooner built in 1797 for the United States Revenue Cutter Service at Portsmouth, Virginia. At the outset of the Quasi-War in 1798, the only ships available to the Navy were the 10 ships of the Revenue cutter service, the largest of which was the Virginia. She was transferred to the Navy in 1798 and served in the Quasi War until 1800, when she was returned to the Revenue Cutter Service, recommissioned in 1802 and sold in 1807.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Virginia". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 26 Feb 2011.
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference CoastGuardCutter was invoked but never defined (see the help page).