USRC Dexter (1874)
USRC Dexter | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States Revenue Cutter Service | |
| Name | USRC Dexter |
| Namesake | Secretary of the Treasury Samuel Dexter |
| Operator | U.S Revenue Cutter Service |
| Builder | Atlantic Works Company, Boston, Massachusetts |
| Acquired | 6 June 1874 |
| Commissioned | 18 June 1874 |
| Decommissioned | 1908 |
| Fate | Sold 18 July 1908 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Dexter-class cutter |
| Displacement | 188 tons |
| Length | 143 ft 6 in (43.74 m) |
| Beam | 23 ft 0 in (7.01 m) |
| Draft | 9 ft 6 in (2.90 m) |
| Propulsion | Steam, 26.25 in (66.7 cm) dia x 36 in (91 cm) stroke, single screw |
| Sail plan | Schooner-rigged |
| Complement | 7 officers, 33 enlisted |
| Armament | 2 guns, type unknown |
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USRC Dexter was a Dexter-class cutter of the United States Revenue Cutter Service in commission from 1874 to 1908. She was the second ship of the Revenue Cutter Service to bear the name. The other Dexter-class cutters, all commissioned in 1874, were Dallas and Rush. Dexter was built by the Atlantic Works Company at Boston, Massachusetts. Captain John A. Henriques accepted her for service on 6 June 1874, and she was commissioned into the Revenue Cutter Service on 18 June 1874. Her role in the rescue of passengers from the sinking SS City of Columbus under winter gale winds brought her nationwide popular acclaim.