USRC ''Active'', was a revenue boat of the

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in commission from 1843 to 1847.Canney, p 19 She was the fourth Revenue Cutter Service ship to bear the name."Active, 1843", U.S. Coast Guard Cutters & Craft Index, U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office

History

Built at

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, in 1843, ''Active'' was based there and served on

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. She was under the command of

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William B. Whitehead.Noble, p 77 She appears to have left service in 1847.

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;Citations ;References used * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Active (1812) Ships of the United States Revenue Cutter Service Age of Sail ships of the United States Great Lakes ships Ships built in Sackets Harbor, New York 1843 ships