USRC Huron

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:starship
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U._S._Revenue_Cutter_Service
gptkbp:armament 1 × 12-pounder gun
gptkbp:beam 25 ft
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_John_W._Mc_Cauley
gptkbp:commissioned 1844
gptkbp:conservation_efforts not preserved
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:New_York
gptkb:M._H._Smith
gptkbp:crew 50
gptkbp:cultural_significance symbol of maritime law enforcement
gptkbp:decommissioned 1867
gptkbp:displacement 300 tons
gptkbp:draft_year 10 ft
gptkbp:fate sold
gptkbp:finale_date gptkb:New_York_Harbor
gptkbp:frequency 1844 to 1867
gptkbp:historical_impact set standards for future vessels
gptkbp:historical_period Civil War era
gptkbp:historical_significance first steam-powered revenue cutter
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Borough
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USRC Huron
gptkbp:launched 1843
gptkbp:legacy influenced future revenue cutters
gptkbp:length 150 ft
gptkbp:named_after USRC Huron in 1863
gptkbp:notable_event rescued shipwrecked sailors
engaged in blockade running
intercepted illegal cargo
gptkbp:notable_operations search and rescue missions
coastal defense
anti-smuggling patrols
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:U._S._Treasury_Department
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:previous_name gptkb:Huron
gptkbp:propulsion sail and steam
gptkbp:released scrapped
gptkbp:replaced_by USRC Wasp
gptkbp:role gptkb:military_unit
customs enforcement
gptkbp:services gptkb:United_States_Revenue_Cutter_Service
1867
gptkbp:sister_ship USRC Massachusetts
gptkbp:speed 10 knots
gptkbp:type gptkb:weapon
gptkbp:year 1870