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In 1830, the United States
Revenue Cutter Service, predecessor to the modern Coast Guard, launched its first standardized multi-ship class of cutters. The Morris-Class, named for the first cutter in the class, Robert Morris, was designed with a topsail-schooner rig and a length of 78
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lines. The vessels, built by Webb and Allen, were designed by Isaac Webb and resembled
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at the Webb and Allen shipyard between 1830 and 1833. These cutters were the backbone of the
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Transferred to the
Lighthouse Service, 1849. Sold, 1851.
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designed these cutters for roles as diverse as fighting
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938:United States Revenue Cutter Service
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134:21 ft 3 in (6.48 m)
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513:"U.S. Coast Guard Cutter History"
166:Typically 4 × 6 or 9-pounder guns
142:7 ft 8 in (2.34 m)
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100:General characteristics
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181:-class revenue cutters
126:78 ft (24 m)
33:-class revenue cutter
354:Transferred to the
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499:References
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205:privateers
155:Complement
76:In service
825:Jefferson
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441:Jefferson
187:built at
147:Sail plan
84:Completed
79:1830–1865
71:1830–1833
58:Operators
953:Category
746:Gallatin
705:Crawford
650:Hamilton
643:Gallatin
629:Crawford
517:uscg.mil
454:Crawford
452:Renamed
307:Hamilton
285:Gallatin
249:Crawford
209:schooner
183:were 13
163:Armament
118:112 tons
44:Builders
818:Jackson
811:Wolcott
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185:cutters
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601:Morris
523:2 July
519:. 2012
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383:Ingham
336:Sold.
325:Morris
278:Sold.
267:Dexter
260:Sold.
242:Notes
175:Morris
123:Length
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922:USRC
915:Argus
913:USRC
712:Taney
605:Taney
557:feet.
463:Taney
226:Ships
179:Taney
158:20-24
139:Draft
68:Built
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924:Erie
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