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fired a salute and hoisted its flag, to which the steamers responded by blowing their whistles, while passengers and spectators alike "lustily cheered" the spectacle.
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held its 16th Annual Convention in Boston. On the 8th, the Association organized a harbor excursion for its members on the steamers
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was sold at Boston to P. L. Everett for $ 25,600, who planned to dispatch the vessel for merchant service to
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and hold depth of 11 feet (3.4 m). Like the other ships of her class, her contract called for a
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s speed is unrecorded but was probably similar to the 12 knots achieved by her sister ship
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ordered by the Treasury Department in 1863 for the United States Revenue Marine. The
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appears to have spent her brief career with the Revenue Marine working in and around
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Around this time, the Revenue Marine decided to rid itself of a number of its
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by Thomas Stack for the sum of $ 103,000, and launched on 7 July 1863.
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was laid up on 31 May 1867 and "dismantled". On 7 August,
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of 26 feet 6 inches (8.08 m) and both
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A few months later, in January 1867, 697:"Sale of the Revenue Cutter Pawtucket" 555: 553: 551: 549: 547: 545: 543: 541: 539: 315:was 130 feet (40 m) long, with a 15: 7: 900:United States Revenue Cutter Service 64:United States Revenue Cutter Service 468:appears to have been homeported at 372:-rigged for auxiliary sail power. 143:26 ft 6 in (8.08 m) 14: 838: 771: 714:Warships of the Civil War Navies 177:; single 8 ft (2.4 m) 504:, which had lost her sails off 478:Western Union Telegraph Company 305:in her class, she was built in 632:"Run Down by a Revenue Cutter" 480:lay a submarine cable between 1: 712:Silverstone, Paul H. (1989): 500:towed to safety the schooner 936:Ships built in New York City 777:United States Revenue-Marine 655:, George H. Fergus, Chicago. 649:The Chicago Medical Examiner 447:American Medical Association 346:engine, built by New York's 258:United States Revenue Marine 566:, U.S. Coast Guard website. 952: 895: 869: 206:7 × officers, 34 enlisted 105: 22: 18: 408:Soon after completion, 286:Construction and design 159:11 ft (3.4 m) 151:11 ft (3.4 m) 135:130 ft (40 m) 106:General characteristics 926:Pawtuxet-class cutters 488:, and the mainland at 438:, but with a cargo of 405: 685:Providence Daily Post 647:Davis, N. S. (1865): 470:Newport, Rhode Island 414:Boston, Massachusetts 400: 101:1864–May? 1867 687:, p. 3, 1867-01-11. 681:"Disasters, &c" 651:, Volume VI, 1865, 846:United States Navy 701:The New York Times 669:The New York Times 636:The New York Times 620:The New York Times 604:The New York Times 585:The New York Times 412:was despatched to 406: 348:Novelty Iron Works 262:American Civil War 908: 907: 877:William H. Seward 486:Martha's Vineyard 445:In May 1866, the 232: 231: 943: 844: 842: 841: 775: 754: 747: 740: 731: 725: 710: 704: 694: 688: 678: 672: 662: 656: 645: 639: 629: 623: 613: 607: 597: 588: 578: 567: 557: 380: 370:topsail schooner 360: 189:Topsail schooner 16: 951: 950: 946: 945: 944: 942: 941: 940: 911: 910: 909: 904: 891: 865: 839: 837: 832: 766: 758: 728: 711: 707: 695: 691: 679: 675: 663: 659: 646: 642: 630: 626: 614: 610: 598: 591: 579: 570: 558: 537: 533: 432:Neptune's Bride 395: 393:Service history 378: 358: 352:screw propeller 293:was one of six 288: 12: 11: 5: 949: 947: 939: 938: 933: 928: 923: 913: 912: 906: 905: 903: 902: 896: 893: 892: 890: 889: 880: 870: 867: 866: 864: 863: 850: 848: 834: 833: 831: 830: 823: 816: 803: 796: 789: 781: 779: 768: 767: 764:-class cutters 759: 757: 756: 749: 742: 734: 727: 726: 705: 689: 673: 665:"General News" 657: 640: 624: 608: 589: 568: 534: 532: 529: 394: 391: 287: 284: 256:built for the 254:revenue cutter 230: 229: 228: 227: 221: 212: 208: 207: 204: 200: 199: 198:About 12 knots 196: 192: 191: 186: 182: 181: 165: 161: 160: 157: 153: 152: 149: 145: 144: 141: 137: 136: 133: 129: 128: 125: 121: 120: 112: 111:Class and type 108: 107: 103: 102: 99: 95: 94: 91: 87: 86: 83: 79: 78: 73:Thomas Stack ( 71: 67: 66: 61: 57: 56: 42: 38: 37: 29: 25: 24: 20: 19: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 948: 937: 934: 932: 929: 927: 924: 922: 919: 918: 916: 901: 898: 897: 894: 888: 887: 882:Followed by: 881: 879: 878: 873:Preceded by: 872: 871: 868: 861: 860:Levi Woodbury 857: 856: 852: 851: 849: 847: 835: 829: 828: 824: 822: 821: 817: 815: 814: 813:Levi Woodbury 809: 808: 804: 802: 801: 797: 795: 794: 790: 788: 787: 783: 782: 780: 778: 774: 769: 765: 763: 755: 750: 748: 743: 741: 736: 735: 732: 723: 722:0-87021-783-6 719: 715: 709: 706: 703:, 1867-08-08. 702: 698: 693: 690: 686: 682: 677: 674: 671:, 1866-10-26. 670: 666: 661: 658: 654: 650: 644: 641: 638:, 1865-09-18. 637: 633: 628: 625: 622:, 1864-10-01. 621: 617: 612: 609: 606:, 1864-11-02. 605: 601: 596: 594: 590: 587:, 1863-07-10. 586: 582: 577: 575: 573: 569: 565: 563: 556: 554: 552: 550: 548: 546: 544: 542: 540: 536: 530: 528: 526: 522: 518: 514: 509: 507: 503: 499: 495: 491: 487: 483: 479: 475: 471: 467: 462: 460: 456: 452: 451:Rose Standish 448: 443: 441: 437: 433: 430: 427:ran into the 426: 422: 421: 415: 411: 404: 399: 392: 390: 388: 384: 377: 373: 371: 367: 366: 357: 353: 349: 345: 342: 338: 334: 330: 326: 322: 318: 314: 310: 308: 304: 300: 297:-class screw 296: 292: 285: 283: 281: 277: 273: 272:Massachusetts 269: 265: 263: 259: 255: 252: 249: 246: 244: 239: 238: 226: 223:5 × 24-pound 222: 219: 216:1 × 30-pound 215: 214: 213: 210: 209: 205: 202: 201: 197: 194: 193: 190: 187: 184: 183: 180: 176: 173: 170: 166: 163: 162: 158: 156:Depth of hold 155: 154: 150: 147: 146: 142: 139: 138: 134: 131: 130: 126: 123: 122: 119: 118:-class cutter 117: 113: 110: 109: 104: 100: 97: 96: 92: 89: 88: 84: 81: 80: 76: 72: 69: 68: 65: 62: 59: 58: 55: 51: 47: 43: 40: 39: 36: 35: 30: 27: 26: 21: 17: 885: 876: 859: 854: 826: 819: 818: 812: 806: 799: 792: 785: 761: 713: 708: 700: 692: 684: 676: 668: 660: 648: 643: 635: 627: 619: 611: 603: 600:"Naval News" 584: 561: 520: 516: 512: 510: 501: 497: 473: 465: 464:By October, 463: 458: 454: 450: 444: 431: 424: 419: 409: 407: 402: 375: 374: 364: 355: 312: 311: 294: 290: 289: 276:Rhode Island 267: 266: 242: 236: 234: 233: 175:steam engine 124:Displacement 115: 98:Commissioned 54:Rhode Island 33: 31: 490:Wood's Hole 482:Holmes Hole 344:oscillating 260:during the 172:oscillating 921:1863 ships 915:Categories 531:References 368:. She was 203:Complement 164:Propulsion 93:7 Jul 1863 436:beam ends 387:pivot gun 337:white oak 303:lead ship 299:schooners 225:howitzers 185:Sail plan 85:$ 103,000 886:Moccasin 855:Woodbury 820:Pawtuxet 807:Mahoning 793:Kankakee 786:Ashuelot 762:Pawtuxet 562:Pawtuxet 521:Pawtuxet 517:Pawtuxet 513:Pawtuxet 506:Cape Cod 498:Pawtuxet 494:Falmouth 474:Pawtuxet 466:Pawtuxet 459:Pawtuxet 429:schooner 425:Pawtuxet 420:Mahoning 410:Pawtuxet 403:Pawtuxet 376:Pawtuxet 365:Kankakee 356:Pawtuxet 341:cylinder 313:Pawtuxet 307:New York 295:Pawtuxet 291:Pawtuxet 268:Pawtuxet 243:Pawtuxet 237:Pawtuxet 211:Armament 169:cylinder 167:1 × two- 127:350 tons 116:Pawtuxet 90:Launched 75:New York 60:Operator 41:Namesake 34:Pawtuxet 827:Wayanda 800:Kewanee 616:"Naval" 564:, 1863" 383:Parrott 218:Parrott 70:Builder 50:village 23:History 843:  720:  653:p. 423 502:Convoy 455:Russia 440:cotton 385:rifle 333:locust 245:-class 240:was a 132:Length 884:USRC 875:USRC 525:China 418:USRC 379:' 363:USRC 359:' 321:draft 280:China 251:steam 248:screw 235:USRC 220:rifle 195:Speed 179:screw 148:Draft 46:river 32:USRC 858:(ex- 718:ISBN 453:and 335:and 325:hull 317:beam 274:and 140:Beam 82:Cost 48:and 28:Name 329:oak 327:of 52:in 917:: 810:/ 699:, 683:, 667:, 634:, 618:, 602:, 592:^ 583:, 571:^ 538:^ 508:. 492:, 484:, 472:. 354:. 331:, 264:. 44:A 862:) 753:e 746:t 739:v 724:. 560:" 77:)

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river
village
Rhode Island
United States Revenue Cutter Service
New York
Pawtuxet-class cutter
cylinder
oscillating
steam engine
screw
Topsail schooner
Parrott
howitzers
Pawtuxet-class
screw
steam
revenue cutter
United States Revenue Marine
American Civil War
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
China
schooners
lead ship
New York
beam
draft
hull
oak
locust

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