Babcock & Wilcox water boiler, steam engine, 500 SHP
Propulsion
1 screw
Speed
12 knots (max)
Complement
11
Armament
none
USRC Wissahickon was one of two Winnisimmet-class harbor tugs constructed by Spedden Company for the Revenue Cutter Service. She was initially stationed at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[2][1]Ellsworth P. Bertholf served as captain of her from 9 November 1906 to 20 September 1907 in his first tour as a commanding officer.[3] Bertholf would later serve as the Commandant of the Coast Guard.[4] After the U.S. Coast Guard was formed in 1915, she was known as USCGC Wissahickon. In 1916, she was transferred to Baltimore, Maryland. The Navy assumed control of her from 6 April 1917 to 28 August 1919 during World War I. On 1 January 1923 she was transferred from Baltimore to New York City, where she remained in service until being decommissioned on 8 May 1935.[2][1] On 8 May 1935 Wissahickon was decommissioned and later sold.[1]
Canney, Donald L. (1995). U.S. Coast Guard and Revenue Cutters, 1790–1935. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland. ISBN978-1-55750-101-1.
King (1996), Irving H. (1996). The Coast Guard Expands, 1865–1915: New Roles, New Frontiers. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland. ISBN978-1-55750-458-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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