USRC Active (1843) explained

USRC Active, was a revenue boat of the United States Revenue Cutter Service in commission from 1843 to 1847.^[1] She was the fourth Revenue Cutter Service ship to bear the name.^[2]

History

Built at Sackets Harbor, New York, in 1843, Active was based there and served on Lake Ontario. She was under the command of First Lieutenant William B. Whitehead.^{[1] [3]} She appears to have left service in 1847.^[1]

Notes

Citations

References used

• Web site: Active, 1843. U.S. Coast Guard Cutters & Craft Index. U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office. 6 May 2014.
• Book: Canney, Donald L.. U.S. Coast Guard and Revenue Cutters, 1790–1935. 1995. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland. 978-1-55750-101-1.
• Book: Noble, Dennis L.. 1990. Historical Register U.S. Revenue Cutter Service Officers, 1790–1914 . Coast Guard Historian's Office, U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters, Washington, DC.

Notes and References

1. Canney, p 19
2. "Active, 1843", U.S. Coast Guard Cutters & Craft Index, U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office
3. Noble, p 77