USRC Wissahickon (1904)

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 decommisioned and later sold.[1]

USRC Wissahickon
History
United States
Namesake: Wissahickon Creek
Builder: Spedden Company, Baltimore, Maryland
Cost: $69,800
Launched: 11 June 1904
Commissioned: 3 December 1904
Decommissioned: 8 May 1935
Fate: Sold
Notes: As USCGC Wissahickon after 30 January 1915
General characteristics
Class and type: Winnisimmet-class
Type: harbor tug
Displacement: 194 tons[1]
Length: 96' 6"
Beam: 20" 6"
Draft: 9'
Installed power: Babcock & Wilcox water boiler, steam engine, 500 SHP
Propulsion: 1 screw
Speed: 12 knots (max)
Complement: 11
Armament: none

Citations
  1. Canney, p 60
  2. Record of Movements, p 395
  3. Kroll, pp 68–69
  4. King, p 225

References used
  • "Record of Movements, Vessels of the United States Coast Guard, 1790–December 31, 1933" (PDF). Historic Documents. U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  • Canney, Donald L. (1995). U.S. Coast Guard and Revenue Cutters, 1790–1935. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland. ISBN 978-1-55750-101-1.
  • King (1996), Irving H. (1996). The Coast Guard Expands, 1865–1915: New Roles, New Frontiers. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland. ISBN 978-1-55750-458-6.
  • Kroll, C. Douglas (2002). Commodore Ellsworth P. Bertholf: First Commandant of the Coast Guard. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland. ISBN 978-1-55750-474-6.
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