.jpg) USRC Louisiana (1819)
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USRC Louisiana |
| Namesake | U.S. state of Louisiana |
| Operator | U.S. Revenue Marine[Note 1] |
| Builder | Christian Bergh, New York City |
| Cost | US$4,500 |
| Completed | Summer, 1819[3] |
| Homeport | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Fate | sold 24 March 1824 for US$1,040.[4] |
| General characteristics [5] | |
| Class and type | Alabama class |
| Type | Topsail schooner |
| Displacement | 56 tons |
| Length | 52 ft 0 in (15.85 m)(keel) |
| Beam | 18 ft 6 in (5.64 m) |
| Draft | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Armament | 1 gun on amidships pivot, caliber unknown[Note 2] |
USRC Louisiana, was a wood hull topsail schooner designed by William Doughty that was commissioned in the United States Revenue Marine from 1819 to 1824. Assigned the homeport of New Orleans, Louisiana, she sailed the Caribbean extensively and was used mainly in anti-piracy activity.[3]
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