 Picture of the USRC Eagle
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Eagle |
| Operator | U.S. Revenue-Marine |
| Cost | $1,247.98 |
| Launched | 1793 |
| Commissioned | 1793 |
| Decommissioned | 1798 |
| Homeport | Savannah, Georgia |
| Fate | Sold September 1799 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Schooner |
| Tons burthen | 55 65⁄95 (bm) |
| Length | 55 ft 10 in |
| Beam | 17 ft 6 in |
| Draft | 6 ft 8 in |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Complement | 4 officers, 4 enlisted, 2 boys |
| Armament | Probably ten muskets with bayonets; twenty pistols; two chisels; one broad axe. |
USRC Eagle was one of the first ten cutters operated by the United States Revenue-Marine, which later became the United States Revenue Cutter Service and later still became part of the United States Coast Guard.
Eagle has been often misidentified as the cutter Pickering, which was in fact not launched until 1798 (and so was not among the first ten cutters). Eagle was built in Savannah, Georgia, for service in that state's waters. Savannah remained her homeport throughout her career as a revenue cutter.[1]
- ^ Canney, p 4