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The three-masted schooner Thomas Winsmore, on January 4, 1914, was in a predicament where the services of a revenue cutter were needed about as badly as ever happens. In a stiff westerly gale, with both anchors down and dragging on a lee shore , rolling heavily in a cross sea, deck load shifted, and 5 feet of water in the hold, it seemed that ...
The Texan schooner Independence was one of the four schooners of the First Texas Navy (1836–1838). At the direction of Texas Governor Henry Smith , in 1836 Charles Hawkins took command of United States revenue cutter Ingham acquired by the Texas Navy and renamed Independence .
On 20 November 1840, the steamship towed Moore's flagship, Austin and the schooner San Bernard 90 miles (140 km) up the San Juan Bautista River to Villahermosa, the seat of government control in the state of Tabasco. The squadron had made a deal with federalist rebels to drive the centralistas out for $25,000, the first $10,000 to be paid up front.
A gaff cutter, Kleine Freiheit, with a genoa jib set USCGC Legare, an example of a US Coast Guard cutter A cutter is any of various types of watercraft.The term can refer to the rig (sail plan) of a sailing vessel (but with regional differences in definition), to a governmental enforcement agency vessel (such as a coast guard or border force cutter), to a type of ship's boat which can be used ...
Owl Creek may refer to: Owl Creek (Colorado) Owl Creek (North Fork Charrette Creek), a stream in Missouri; Owl Creek (North River), a stream in Missouri; Owl Creek (Sni-A-Bar Creek), a stream in Missouri; Owl Creek (Sugar Creek), a stream in Missouri; Owl Creek, North Carolina, an unincorporated community; Owl Creek (Wisconsin), a stream in ...
The Texas schooner Liberty was one of the four schooners of the First Texas Navy (1836–1838). She served in the Texas Navy for only about 6 months, capturing the Mexican brig Pelicano loaded with weapons for their army in Texas. Later that year, she sailed to New Orleans accompanying the wounded Sam Houston, where she was repaired. Texas was ...
The Coast Guard cutter USCGC Sledge (WLIC-75303), a 75-foot construction tender homeported in Baltimore. USCGC Anvil (WLIC-75301) USCGC Hammer (WLIC-75302) USCGC Sledge (WLIC-75303) USCGC Mallet (WLIC-75304) USCGC Vise (WLIC-75305) USCGC Clamp (WLIC-75306) USCGC Wedge (WLIC-75307) USCGC Spike (WLIC-75308) USCGC Hatchet (WLIC-75309)
The Texas schooner Invincible was one of the four schooners of the Revolutionary Texas Navy (1836-1837). She began her service in January 1836 and immediately began attacking ships supplying the Mexican army in Texas, including capturing the United States merchant vessel Pocket and later the British ship Eliza Russell .