USRC Scammel (1798)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Scammel or Scammel II |
| Namesake | Alexander Scammell, Adjutant General of the Continental Army[1] |
| Owner |
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| Builder | James Hackett, Badger's Island, Kittery, Maine[2] (then a part of New Hampshire) |
| Launched | 11 August 1798 |
| Fate | Sold 20 June 1801 at Baltimore, Maryland |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | double topsail schooner |
| Displacement | 132 tons |
| Length | 58 feet (keel), 75 feet (deck) |
| Beam | 20 feet (mean) |
| Draft | 9 feet |
| Complement | 65–70 men |
| Armament | 14 4–6 pounders |
USRC Scammel or sometimes referred to as Scammel II was a Revenue Cutter built in 1798 to serve in the Quasi-War with France. After completion she was transferred to the U.S. Navy and served in the West Indies naval squadron commanded by Commodore John Barry. She assisted the sloop USS Portsmouth in the capture of the French ship Hussar. After the war, the Navy retained Scammel until it was sold in 1801.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Cutters & Craft History Index" (asp). Scammel (1798). U.S Coast Guard Historian's Office. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ a b Canney, Donald L. (1995). U.S. Coast Guard and Revenue Cutters, 1790-1935. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press. p. 5. ISBN 978-1-55750-101-1.
Categories:
- Ships of the United States Revenue Cutter Service
- 1798 ships