Hassler circa 1897
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | USCSS Hassler |
Namesake | Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler |
Operator | United States Coast Survey |
Ordered | 1870 |
Builder | Dialogue & Company, River Iron Works, Camden, New Jersey |
Cost | $62,000 |
Commissioned | 1871 |
Decommissioned | 25 May 1895 |
Fate |
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General characteristics | |
Type | Survey ship |
Length | 151 ft (46 m) |
Beam | 24 ft 6 in (7.47 m) |
Depth of hold | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
Propulsion | 1 × 125 hp (93 kW) steeple compound engine |
Sail plan | 3-masted schooner |
The schooner Hassler was the first iron-hulled steamship used in the service of the United States Coast Survey.