USRC Manhattan (1873)

History
United States
Name	USRC Manhattan, USCGC Manhattan (after 1915)
Namesake	Borough of Manhattan, New York City, New York
Builder	Charles Weidener; Chester, Pennsylvania
Completed	1873
Decommissioned	19 December 1917
Renamed	Arundel after decommissioning
Reclassified	station vessel at Baltimore, Maryland
General characteristics
Type	Harbor tug
Displacement	147 tons
Length	102'
Beam	20' 5"
Draft	8' 6"
Depth	11'
Propulsion	Compound-expansion steam, 19.5" and 30" diameter x 26" stroke
Complement	2 officers, 14 enlisted
Armament	1 gun, unknown caliber

USRC Manhattan was an iron-hulled harbor tug that served as a Revenue Cutter and was originally assigned to New York City harbor and Long Island Sound, but in 1875 she was moved to the Great Lakes with stations at Ogdensburg and Oswego, New York. After 1885 she was advertised for sale but was withdrawn and reassigned to the Hudson River and Long Island Sound. After decommissioning in 1917, she was moved to Baltimore, Maryland and renamed Arundel because a new was being built. Although no longer in commission, she served as a station vessel until sold in 1927.

References[]

• U.S. Coast Guard and Revenue Cutters, 1790-1935, Donald L. Canney, Naval Institute Press, 1995
• Eger, Christopher L. (March 2021). "Hudson Fulton Celebration, Part II". LVIII (1): 58–81. ISSN 0043-0374. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)