Hassler (vessel)

Hassler circa 1897
History
United States
NameUSCSS Hassler
NamesakeFerdinand Rudolph Hassler
OperatorUnited States Coast Survey
Ordered1870
BuilderDialogue & Company, River Iron Works, Camden, New Jersey
Cost$62,000
Commissioned1871
Decommissioned25 May 1895
Fate
  • Sold into commercial service, August 1897
  • Wrecked and sunk, 5 February 1898
General characteristics
TypeSurvey ship
Length151 ft (46 m)
Beam24 ft 6 in (7.47 m)
Depth of hold10 ft (3.0 m)
Propulsion1 × 125 hp (93 kW) steeple compound engine
Sail plan3-masted schooner
Shaft of Hassler, shipwrecked on the Alaskan coast.

The schooner Hassler was the first iron-hulled steamship used in the service of the United States Coast Survey.