USCGC Seneca (1908)

For other ships with the same name, see USCGC Seneca.
USCGC Seneca, probably circa 1920s
History
United States
Name
  • USRC Seneca (1908 to 1915)
  • USCGC Seneca (1915 and later)
NamesakeA tribe of the Iroquois Indians[1]
OperatorUnited States Coast Guard
BuilderNewport News Shipbuilding[2]
CostUS$244,500[3]
Launched18 March 1908 [2]
Sponsored byMiss Edith E. Hepburn[1]
Commissioned12 November 1908[2]
Decommissioned21 March 1936[2]
FateScrapped 1950
General characteristics [2] [Note 1]
Displacement1,259 tons[1]
Length204 ft (62 m)
Beam34 ft (10 m)
Draft17 ft 3 in (5.26 m)
PropulsionTriple-expansion steam engine, 20 in (0.51 m), 32 in (0.81 m), 52 in (1.3 m) diameter X 36 in (0.91 m) stroke; two boilers
Speed11.2 maximum (1930)
Complement
  • 9 officers, 65 enlisted (1908)[1][2]
  • 8 officers, 4 warrant officers, 75 enlisted
  • (1917),[4]
Armament4 × 6-pounder (57 mm (2.2 in)) rapid fire guns (1908)

USCGC Seneca, or before 1915 USRC Seneca, was a United States Coast Guard cutter built and commissioned as a "derelict destroyer" with the specific mission of locating and then destroying abandoned shipwrecks that were still afloat and were a menace to navigation. She was designed with excellent sea-keeping qualities, a long cruising range, good towing capabilities, and by necessity the capacity to store a large amount of munitions.[5] She was one of five Coast Guard cutters serving with the U.S. Navy in European waters during World War I.[6]

  1. ^ a b c d "Seneca (1908)" (PDF). U.S. Coast Guard History Program. U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Canney, p 66
  3. ^ King, p 140
  4. ^ a b Larzelere, p 37
  5. ^ Larzelere, p 12
  6. ^ Larzelere, p 72


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