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USRC Colfax was a revenue cutter of the United States Revenue Cutter Service that served from 1871 to 1899. She was named for Schuyler Colfax, 17th Vice President of the United States.

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United States
NameUSRC Colfax
NamesakeSchuyler Colfax, 17th Vice President of the United States
Operator
BuilderDialogue & Wood, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
CostUS$60,500
Commissioned4 November 1871
Decommissioned1 September 1899
Out of serviceSold, 1924
General characteristics [1]
Displacement250 tons
Length140 ft (43 m)
Beam25 ft (7.6 m)
Draft8 ft (2.4 m)
Installed power1 steam engine, 34" x 9' stroke
PropulsionSide wheels
Sail planTopsail schooner
Complement7 officers, 33 enlisted
Armament3 guns of unspecified caliber[1]
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Colfax was an iron–framed top-sail schooner fitted with a single steam engine, 34 in (86 cm) x 9 ft (270 cm) stroke, powering twin side-wheels. She was constructed at the shipyard of Dialogue & Wood, Camden, New Jersey with a contract cost of US$ 60,500.[1][2] She displaced 250 tons and was 140 ft (43 m) long with a beam of 25 ft (7.6 m) and a draft of 8 ft (2.4 m).[1]


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