USRC Guthrie was a small patrol vessel, built for the United States Revenue Cutter Service in 1895.[1][2] She was named after James Guthrie, 21st Secretary of the Treasury. She was the third ship of that name, the first two being launched in 1868 and 1882.[3]
 USRC Guthrie in 1914
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| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Guthrie |
| Namesake | James Guthrie |
| Fate | Scrapped 1942 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 149 tons |
| Propulsion | Triple expansion steam engine |
| Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h) |
The vessel was temporarily transferred from the United States Treasury to the United States Navy, for wartime service, during the Spanish American War, World War I and World War II.[1][2] She was permanently transferred to the newly created United States Coast Guard, when it was formed from the Revenue Cutter Service, the United States Lighthouse Service and the United States Lifeboat Service.
Benjamin Bottoms served as a radio operator aboard her, early in World War II.[4]
Specifications
editGuthrie was a steel-hulled vessel powered a triple expansion steam engine.[1][2] She was only capable of 10 knots (19 km/h). She displaced 149 tons, and had a crew of 10.
Operational history
editDuring the Spanish–American War she was assigned to patrol Baltimore.[1][2] On 23 January 1902 she was involved in a minor collision with Emma A. Ford (
United States) in Baltimore Harbor, doing $10 in damage to Ford and $150 to the Guthrie.[5] On May 30, 1903 she was involved in a minor collision with the steamship Queen Anne in the area of Baltimore, suffering only $80 in damage.[6] During World War I she was assigned to patrol Philadelphia. During World War II she patrolled Portland, Maine.
See also
editReferences
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"Guthrie (James), 1895" (PDF). United States Coast Guard. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-09-24. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
James Guthrie (1792-1869) was appointed to be the 21st Secretary of the Treasury by President Franklin Pierce. He began his term in office on 7 March 1853, and served until 6 March 1857.
- ^ United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. "Ships and aircraft". USCG. Archived from the original on 2019-04-21. Retrieved 2019-02-13.
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Christopher Havern (2015-02-18). "Coast Guard Heroes: Benjamin A. Bottoms". Coast Guard Compass. Archived from the original on 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
Soon after the plane encountered a heavy snow storm and crashed on the ice cap. Bottoms' last radio message to the ship was that they had a successful takeoff and that he needed weather reports. After the storm subsided, search parties from a nearby U.S. Army base and from the ship were organized to search for the lost aircraft.
- ^ "Annual report of the Supervising Inspector-general Steamboat-inspection Service, Year ending June 30, 1903". Washington: Government Printing Office. 1903. p. 41. Retrieved 5 May 2020 – via Haithi Trust.
- ^ "Annual report of the Supervising Inspector-general Steamboat-inspection Service, Year ending June 30, 1904". Retrieved 1 August 2019.