USRC Miami explained

The USRC Miami was purchased by the Revenue Cutter Service from Arthur Leary for $25,000 and was formerly the Lady Le Marchant, a 115-foot schooner-rigged steamer with a hull of teak planks over oak frames.^[1] After outfitting she was stationed briefly in Washington, D.C.

In April, 1862 she transported President Abraham Lincoln and others to Hampton Roads, Virginia, soon after the Battle of Hampton Roads between the ironclads (ex-USS Merrimac) and the . After a transfer to New York City, she was tasked with escorting the captured Confederate steamer Chesapeake from Halifax, Nova Scotia, to New York City on 15 March 1864. The Miami underwent repairs at Newport, Rhode Island, after being transferred there in November, 1864. Additional repairs were done during 1867 at Staten Island and then she saw service out of Wilmington, Delaware, until being sold to Mason, Hobbs & Co., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for $2,149 on 19 April 1871.

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References used

• • Book: Canney, Donald L.. U.S. Coast Guard and Revenue Cutters, 1790–1935. 1995. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland. 978-1-55750-101-1.
• Web site: Record of Movements, Vessels of the United States Coast Guard, 1790–December 31, 1933 . Historic Documents . U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office . 21 October 2020 . PDF.

Notes and References

1. Record of Movements, p 417