USS Alert

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Five ships of the United States Navy have borne the name Alert. During World War I, three ships held the name simultaneously.

  • USS Alert (1812), was an 18-gun sloop-of-war captured from the United Kingdom in the War of 1812 that was sold in 1829 for breaking up.
  • USS Alert (1861), was a screw tug used during the Civil War.
  • USS Alert (AS-4), was a screw steamer in use during the late 19th century and World War I.
  • , was a steam launch acquired from the Coast Guard during World War I.
  • USS Alert (SP-511), was used as a patrol boat during World War I.

Seven cutters of the United States Coast Guard have borne the name Alert.

  • A schooner homeported at Eastport, Maine. 75 ton displacement.[1]
  • A schooner built to replace built to replace Alert (1818). 120 ton displacement.[2]
  • A centerboard sloop used for life saving duty at Tom's River, New Jersey. 10 ton displacement.[3]
  • A steam launch originally homeported at Mobile, Alabama. 19 ton displacement.[4]
  • A steam harbor tug replacing Alert (1901) at Mobile, Alabama. 35 ton displacement.[5]
  • USCGC Alert (WMEC-127) An Active-class cutter, commissioned as WSC-127, homeported at various stations in California.[6][7]
  • USCGC Alert (WMEC-630), a Reliance-class cutter.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Canney, p 11
  2. ^ Canney, p 13
  3. ^ Canney, p 45
  4. ^ Canney, p 59
  5. ^ Canney, p 62
  6. ^ Canney, p 98
  7. ^ Scheina, p 57
  8. ^ Scheina, p 40

Bibliography[]

  • Canney, Donald L. (1995). U.S. Coast Guard and Revenue Cutters, 1970-1935. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis. ISBN 978-1-55750-101-1.
  • Scheina, Robert L. (1990). U.S. Coast Guard Cutters & Craft, 1946-1990. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis. ISBN 978-0-87021-719-7.
  • This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
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