USRC Active (1867)
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NameUSRC Active
NamesakeIn action; moving; causing action or change
BuilderJ.W. Lynn, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[1]
CostUS$18,500[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USRC Active |
| Namesake | In action; moving; causing action or change |
| Builder | J.W. Lynn, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[1] |
| Cost | US$18,500[1] |
| Completed | 1867 |
| Commissioned | 1867 |
| Homeport | New Bedford, Massachusetts, 19 June 1867–7 April 1875[2] |
| Fate | Sold 13 May 1875 at Staten Island, New York for US$5,508.50[2] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Active-class schooner |
| Displacement | 120 tons |
| Length | 90 ft (27 m) |
| Beam | 19 ft (5.8 m) |
| Draft | 7 ft 10 in (2.39 m) |
| Sail plan | schooner |
| Armament | 1 gun |
USRC Active, was a revenue cutter of the United States Revenue Cutter Service in commission from 1867 to 1875.[1] She was the fifth Revenue Cutter Service ship to bear the name.[3]