Not much history on her but she worked buoys from Mobile Ala, in the 50s-60ish era,the ICW was her call all the way to Panama, city that is, In the Mississippi sound she could be found,the work was hard the chow was great,she tied up port side to, Choctaw Point,she did her duty and retired,faded into history as the old girls do.
-------- was a famous naval officer who saw extensive service in the nineteenth century. He was born on 31 October 1790 and studied at Harvard before accepting an appointment as a midshipman in 1806. He served in the Mediterranean and during the War of 1812 aboard Constellation; and, while that frigate was at Norfolk, he led a party of bluejackets in beating off a British boat attack against Craney Island on 22 June 1813. He subsequently won a Congressional medal for service in Constitution during her capture of Cyane and Levant. He saw service in the Mexican War and was named the President of the Preliminary Board of Lighthouses on 21 May 1851. The actual Lighthouse Board, which replaced the Lighthouse Establishment, was created on 9 October 1852, with Admiral -------- appointed as Chairman. In December 1861, -------- was retired; and he was promoted to Rear Admiral on the retired list on 16 July 1862. He died in Washington, D.C., on 27 May 1874.
Massachusetts - there were 3. All were out of service by 1814. The 1st could've been the inspiration for the 110'/123' WPBs - she only lasted a year in commission.
"No Revenue Cutter in Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton's 'system of cutters' saw shorter Federal service than the first [cutter named] MASSACHUSETTS, a 70 ton schooner built in Newburyport, Massachusetts in 1791
