USRC Yamacraw
Yamacraw circa 1914 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Native American tribe that settled near Savannah, Georgia |
| Builder | New York Shipbuilding, Camden, New Jersey |
| Cost | $200,000 (USD) |
| Launched | 24 October 1909 |
| Commissioned | 17 May 1910 |
| Decommissioned | 11 December 1937 |
| Homeport | Savannah, Georgia (1910-1916) |
| Fate | Sold 13 April 1938 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 1080 tons |
| Length | 191 ft 8 in (58.42 m) |
| Beam | 32 ft 6 in (9.91 m) |
| Draft | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
| Propulsion | Triple expansion steam engine,18",29",47" dia. x 30" stroke |
| Speed | 14 knots |
| Range | 3,500 miles at 8 knots |
| Complement | 8 officers, 65 enlisted |
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| 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.