USRC Tahoma

History
United States
NameUSRC Tahoma
NamesakeSalishan Native American word meaning "snow peak" and a principal mountain in the Cascades.
BuilderNew York Shipbuilding, Camden, New Jersey
Cost$225,000 (USD)
Launched10 October 1908
Commissioned25 March 1909
HomeportPort Townsend, Washington
FateSank 20 September 1914
General characteristics
Displacement1215 tons
Length191 ft 8 in (58.42 m)
Beam32 ft 6 in (9.91 m)
Draft14 ft (4.3 m)
PropulsionTriple expansion steam engine,18",29",47" dia. x 30" stroke
Complement8 officers, 61 enlisted
Armament4 x 6-pound rapid fire guns

USRC Tahoma, was a steel-hull flush deck cutter that served in the United States Revenue Cutter Service from 1909 to 1914 with the Bering Sea Patrol and was the sister ship to the USRC Yamacraw.