Between 1865 and 1866, five
cutter
Cutter may refer to:
Tools
* Bolt cutter
* Box cutter, aka Stanley knife, a form of utility knife
* Cigar cutter
* Cookie cutter
* Glass cutter
* Meat cutter
* Milling cutter
* Paper cutter
* Side cutter
* Cutter, a type of hydraulic rescue to ...
s of the Chase Class were constructed for the
Revenue Cutter Service. These cutters were named: ''Chase'', ''Fessenden'', ''Johnson'', ''McCulloch'' and ''Sherman''. They were wooden-hulled side-wheel steamers and powered by walking-beam steam engines. Their hulls were constructed with iron diagonal bracing for added strength. They were designed for operations on the Great Lakes. However, the ''McCulloch'' served in the
Gulf of Mexico and the
Atlantic.
The revenue cutter ''
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'', also known as simply ''Johnson'', was commissioned on 1 May 1865 for service on the
Great Lakes. She was based out of
Milwaukee, Wisconsin for her entire Revenue Cutter Service career. During the navigation season, the ''Johnson'' patrolled the waters of the Great Lakes. In the winter months, usually late November to May, she was laid up.
She was rebuilt in
Manitowoc, Wisconsin in 1879, with two feet being added to her beam. She was placed out of service and sold to Charles E. Benham for $2,250 in May, 1897.
She was later purchased by the
Ohio Naval Militia, predecessor of the
Naval Reserve, and used for training.
References
*Donald Canney. U.S. Coast Guard and Revenue Cutters, 1790-1935. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1995.
*U.S. Coast Guard. Record of Movements: Vessels of the United States Coast Guard: 1790 - December 31, 1933. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1934; 1989 (reprint).
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Ships of the United States Revenue Cutter Service
1865 ships
Ships built in Buffalo, New York
Military in Ohio