USRC Yamacraw

USRC Yamacraw

Yamacraw circa 1914
History
United States
Name	USRC Yamacraw USCGC Yamacraw (after 1915)
Namesake	Native American tribe that settled near Savannah, Georgia
Builder	New York Shipbuilding, Camden, New Jersey[1]
Cost	$200,000 (USD)
Launched	24 October 1909[1]
Commissioned	17 May 1910[1]
Decommissioned	11 December 1937[1]
Homeport	Savannah, Georgia (1910-1916)[1]
Fate	Sold 13 April 1938[1]
General characteristics
Displacement	1080 tons[1]
Length	191 ft 8 in (58.42 m)[1]
Beam	32 ft 6 in (9.91 m)[1]
Draft	13 ft (4.0 m)[1]
Propulsion	Triple expansion steam engine,18",29",47" dia. x 30" stroke[1]
Speed	14 knots
Range	3,500 miles at 8 knots
Complement	8 officers, 65 enlisted[1]
Armament	4 × 6-pound rapid fire guns (1909) 2 × 3"/50 cal. naval guns (After 1930)[1]
Notes	The original lyrics for Semper Paratus, the U.S. Coast Guard march, were written by Captain Francis Saltus Van Boskerck in 1922, aboard the USCGC Yamacraw in Savannah, Georgia.

USRC Yamacraw, was a steel-hull flush-deck cutter that served in the United States Revenue Cutter Service from 1909 to 1937 and was the sister ship to the USRC Tahoma.