McCULLOCH
Ship Name and Designation History
This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.
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Class History:
In 1865 and 1866 five cutters of the Chase Class were constructed for the Revenue Cutter Service: Chase, Fessenden, Johnson, McCulloch and Sherman. They were wooden-hulled side-wheel steamers 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, where they were laid up during the winter months, but McCulloch served in the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic.
Cutter History:
The Revenue Cutter "HUGH McCULLOCH", also known as simply "McCULLOCH", was commissioned on December 1 1865 after being built in Baltimore. She was the only cutter of her class that did not serve on the Great Lakes. She was first stationed at New Orleans and patrolled the Gulf of Mexico. She made passage to Cuba in 1867 to escort the former revenue cutter "Harriet Lane" back to the U.S. She was assigned to temporary duty at Savannah, Georgia in 1869 and was then permanently transferred to Portland, Maine, later that same year.
She was sold on March 17 1876 for $8,400 and became the merchant vessel "John H. Starin".
Sources:
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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Letter enclosed from CO dated July 22 1872 |
Letter to the Collector of Customs, Salem, Massachusetts.
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