| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | USRC Fessenden |
| Namesake | William Pitt Fessenden |
| Owner | United States Revenue Cutter Service |
| Operator | As above |
| Builder | Peck & Kirby (Cleveland, OH) |
| Cost | $160,000 excluding armament |
| Launched | mid-1865 |
| Completed | September 1865 |
| Commissioned | 1865–1882 |
| In service | 1865–1882+ |
| Fate | Hull converted into barge, 1882; engine to a new USRC Fessenden |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Chase-class |
| Tonnage | 500 |
| Length | 180 ft (55 m) |
| Beam | 29 ft (8.8 m) |
| Draft | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Depth of hold | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
| Propulsion | 1 × 48-inch bore, 9-ft stroke vertical beam steam engine; 2 × 25-ft diameter, 8 ft wide sidewheels |
| Sail plan | Unknown |
| Speed | 18 knots (21 mph) |
| Armament | 2 × brass howitzers; 2? × rifled guns |
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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
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edit- spe 1865 engine and other details -glh
- sep 65 sherman fessenden trial stats armament engine builder nyt
- lots of stats, trial trip description etc nyt
- on lake erie nov 65 -gnews
- jun 65 sherman launch nov 65 sherman trials -glh
- oct 1866 seizes canadian tug -glh
- dec 1866 speed trial against com. perry -glh
- capt. relieved for ill health apr 1866; armament, may 1866 -glh
- fessenden sherman exchange names, trial against perry june 1866 -glh
- jul 1869 only active cutter on lakes -glh
- port huron visit, capt. knapp, jul 1869 -glh
- sep 1871 schooner sunrise -glh
- oct 1871 rescue of wildfire victims -nyt
- captain martin retired succeeded by capt. Slicer 1876 -glh
- oct 1877 arrives detroit -glh
- sep 1878 "The steamer Fessenden is In port aeain. She has been on a tour of inspection of all the life saving sta- 3 tions this side of Forty Mile Point. yesierday ..." -ppv
- sep 1879 rescue alaska -ppv
- 1879 steamer alaska rescue -nyt
- 1879 gun salute to president -nyt
- 1879 year summary, capt. slicer -glh
- nov 1881 not commissioned '81, hull rotten, new steamer to be built on same lines -glh
- 1881 "WS Baldwin has been transferred from the revenue cutter Crawford, ... JF Wild has beou transferred front the Fessenden, at Detroit, to the Ewing hero. ..." -ppv