USRC Widgeon

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:starship
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U._S._Revenue_Cutter_Service
gptkbp:armament 1 × 12-pounder cannon
gptkbp:beam 24 ft (7.3 m)
gptkbp:collects multiple incidents
gptkbp:combat_role patrol duties
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Captain_William_H._Smith
gptkb:Captain_John_Mc_Cauley
gptkb:Captain_John_W._Mc_Cauley
gptkbp:commissioned 1808
gptkbp:conservation_efforts not preserved
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:construction_material gptkb:museum
gptkbp:crew approximately 20 men
20-30 men
gptkbp:decommissioned 1867
gptkbp:displacement 150 tons
gptkbp:draft_year 8 ft (2.4 m)
gptkbp:famous_for patrolling U. S. waters
gptkbp:fate sold in 1867
gptkbp:finale_date sold to private owners
gptkbp:historical_event documented in U. S. Coast Guard archives
gptkbp:historical_impact contributed to maritime law enforcement
gptkbp:historical_period Early 19th century
gptkbp:historical_significance first revenue cutter to be built in the United States
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Borough
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USRC Widgeon
gptkbp:launched 1808
gptkbp:legacy influenced future revenue cutters
part of U. S. maritime history
gptkbp:length 90 ft (27 m)
gptkbp:mission anti-smuggling operations
gptkbp:navigation_system sailing ship
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:New_York_Harbor
gptkbp:notable_operations anti-smuggling patrols
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
59 years
gptkbp:operational_status active during its service period
gptkbp:propulsion sail and oar
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:USRC_Harriet_Lane
gptkbp:role coast guard duties
gptkbp:services gptkb:United_States_Revenue_Cutter_Service
1867
gptkbp:significant_event engagements with smugglers
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:USRC_Jefferson
gptkbp:speed 10 knots
gptkbp:type gptkb:weapon