United States Coast Guard Cutter

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Not to be confused with United States Coast Guard Cutters hockey team.
USCGC Harriet Lane, a Medium Endurance Cutter (WMEC)

United States Coast Guard Cutter is the term used by the U.S. Coast Guard for its commissioned vessels. They are 65 feet (19.8 m) or greater in length and have a permanently assigned crew with accommodations aboard.[1][2] They carry the ship prefix USCGC.

History of the USCG cutters

The

U.S. Treasury Department
at the creation of what would become the Revenue Marine. Since that time, no matter what the vessel type, the service has referred to its vessels with permanently assigned crews as cutters.

First ten cutters

In 1790, Congress authorized the

Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, to create a maritime service to enforce customs laws (1 Stat. L. 145, 175; 4 August 1790). Alternatively known as the system of cutters, Revenue Service, and Revenue-Marine this service was officially named the Revenue Cutter Service (12 Stat. L., 639) in 1863. This service was placed under the control of the Treasury Department. The first ten cutters were:[1][4]

USRC Massachusetts
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Current USCG cutter classes and types

USCG icebreaker Polar Sea
USCG Inland Construction Tender Saginaw

Historic USCG cutter classes and types

Firebush
Durant

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Frequently Asked Questions". U.S. Coast Guard Historic Topics. U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  2. ISBN 978-1-59114-150-1
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  3. ^ Peter Kemp, editor, The Oxford Companion to Ships & the Sea; London: Oxford University Press, 1976; pp. 221-222.
  4. ^ Willoughby, Malcolm F. (1957). The U.S. Coast Guard in World War II. Annapolis, Maryland: United States Naval Institute. p. 3.
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