USRC Yamacraw

USRC Yamacraw
Yamacraw circa 1914
History
United States
Name
  • USRC Yamacraw
  • USCGC Yamacraw (after 1915)
NamesakeNative American tribe that settled near Savannah, Georgia
BuilderNew York Shipbuilding, Camden, New Jersey
Cost$200,000 (USD)
Launched24 October 1909
Commissioned17 May 1910
Decommissioned11 December 1937
HomeportSavannah, Georgia (1910-1916)
FateSold 13 April 1938
General characteristics
Displacement1080 tons
Length191 ft 8 in (58.42 m)
Beam32 ft 6 in (9.91 m)
Draft13 ft (4.0 m)
PropulsionTriple expansion steam engine,18",29",47" dia. x 30" stroke
Speed14 knots
Range3,500 miles at 8 knots
Complement8 officers, 65 enlisted
Armament
  • 4 × 6-pound rapid fire guns (1909)
  • 2 × 3"/50 cal. naval guns (After 1930)
NotesThe 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.