| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Namesake | Samuel D. Ingham |
| Builder | Webb and Allen, New York |
| Laid down | 1830 |
| Launched | 1832 |
| Commissioned | 1832 |
| Decommissioned | 10 January 1836 |
| Homeport | |
| Nickname(s) | Semper Paratus |
| Fate | transferred to the Texas Navy renamed Independence |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Schooner |
| Displacement | 112 tons |
| Length | 73.4 ft (22.4 m) |
| Beam | 20.6 ft (6.3 m) |
| Draught | 9.7 ft (3.0 m) |
| Propulsion | wind |
| Complement | 20-24 |
| Armament | 6-9 pndrs |
| Notes | |
The United States Revenue Cutter Ingham was one of the 13 Coast Guard cutters of the Morris-Taney class. Named for Secretary of the Treasury Samuel D. Ingham, she was the first United States warship to engage a Mexican ship in combat; and for her service in that battle, a newspaper called her Semper Paratus (always ready), which later became the motto of the United States Coast Guard. Ingham was sold in 1836 to the Republic of Texas and served in the Texas Navy until she was captured as a prize-of-war by Mexico and was rechristened Independencia.