USRC ''Tench Coxe'' was a 39-ton harbor steam-powered vessel that was built by
William T. Malster, in
Baltimore, Maryland
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. Her contract price was $14,800 and the
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was to "be delivered at Philadelphia." She was launched on 7 June 1876 and arrived at her home port of
Philadelphia
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on 16 September 1876. On 23 October, her first commanding officer, Revenue Captain (Acting) Eric Gabrielson, was ordered to place the cutter in commission and to "ship crew." Captain Gabrielson placed the ''Tench Coxe'' in commission on 27 October 1876.
Besides serving in Philadelphia, she was also detached for additional duties. She served on quarantine duty at
Lewes, Delaware
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from 2 August 1884 until being ordered back to Philadelphia on 2 September of that same year.
She was decommissioned on 6 September 1893 and sold.
References
*Canney, Donald L. ''U.S. Coast Guard and Revenue Cutters, 1790-1935.'' Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1995.
*U.S. Coast Guard. ''Record of Movements: Vessels of the United States Coast Guard: 1790 - December 31, 1933.'' Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1934; 1989 (reprint).
*''Tench Coxe, 1876'' http://www.uscg.mil/history/webcutters/TenchCoxe1876.asp
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1876 ships
Ships of the United States Revenue Cutter Service
Ships built in Baltimore