USRC Hudson

USRC Hudson
History
United States
NamesakeHudson River
Operator
  • U.S. Revenue Cutter Service (1893–1915)
  • U.S. Coast Guard (1915–1935)
Awarded18 February 1892
BuilderJohn H. Dialogue and Sons, Camden, New Jersey
CostUS$36,500
Completed17 August 1893
Commissioned15 September 1893
Decommissioned3 May 1935
FateSold
General characteristics
Displacement128 tons
Length94 ft 6.25 in (28.8100 m)
Beam20 ft 6 in (6.25 m)
Height10 ft 3 in (3.12 m)
Draft8 ft 4 in (2.54 m)
PropulsionTriple-expansion reciprocating steam engine,13 in (0.33 m), 20 in (0.51 m), 31.5 in (0.80 m) diameter X 24 in (0.61 m) stroke, single screw
Speed12 knots maximum
Complement11
Armament
  • (1898)
  • 2 × 6-pound Driggs-Schroeder rapid fire guns
  • 1 × Model 1895 Colt automatic machine gun.

USRC Hudson, known for her service during the Battle of Cárdenas, was the United States Revenue Cutter Service's first vessel to have a steel hull and triple-expansion steam engine.

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