 Model of the USRC Jefferson Davis, Coast Guard Museum/Northwest, Seattle, Washington
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USRC Jefferson Davis also referred to as USRC Davis |
| Namesake | Jefferson Davis, then Secretary of War |
| Owner | U.S. Revenue Cutter Service |
| Builder | J.M. Hood, Bristol, Rhode Island |
| Completed | 1853 |
| Commissioned | 1853 |
| Decommissioned | 1862 |
| Status | converted to a marine hospital |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Cushing Class topsail schooner |
| Displacement | 160 tons |
| Length | 93 ft (28 m) |
| Beam | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft (2.7 m) |
| Complement | 13 |
| Armament | 6 × 12 pdr (5.4 kg) cannons[1] |
USRC Jefferson Davis was a United States Revenue Cutter Service topsail schooner of the Cushing class built in 1853. She was named for Jefferson Davis, then United States Secretary of War under President Franklin Pierce, and later president of the Confederate States of America.[2]