U.S. Revenue Cutter, Levi Woodbury - Between 1864 and 1900
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U.S. Revenue Cutter, Levi Woodbury - Between 1864 and 1900
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Vessel Name – Mahoning – renamed Levi Woodbury “Woodbury” April 1898 – renamed Laksco after 1915
Class – Topsail Schooner / Steamer – Pawtuxet-class tender
Hull – wood – oak, locust and white oak w. iron diagonal bracing
Masts - 2
Rig – topsail schooner
Build date – 1863
Commissioned – July 18, 1864
Built by – J.W. Lynn & Sons
Built at – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Built for – U.S. Revenue Service
Named for – Mahoning creek and valley, Pennsylvania – 1898 for Levi Woodbury (1789-1851), U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Navy, Supreme Court Justice
Power – steam engine with 2 oscillating cylinders; single 8’ screw
Displacement – 350 tons
Length – 138’
Beam – 26’6”
Draft – 11’
Crew – 7 officers, 34 enlisted
Armament – 1 x 30-pound Parrott rifle; 5 x 24-pound howitzers
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Disposition – By 1913, Woodbury was not only the Coast Guard's oldest cutter, she was the oldest active-duty vessel in U.S. government service, as well as being the only ship to have seen active service in both the American Civil War and the Spanish-American War. Decommissioned by Coast Guard, July 19, 1915, Portland, Maine. Sold to Thomas Butler & Co., Boston, Massachusetts August 10, 1915. Woodbury's decommission ended 51 years with the Revenue Cutter Service, making her one of the longest serving cutters in the organization's history. After her final decommission in 1915, Levi Woodbury was placed into service as the merchant Laksco. She disappears from shipping records in 1932.
Class – Topsail Schooner / Steamer – Pawtuxet-class tender
Hull – wood – oak, locust and white oak w. iron diagonal bracing
Masts - 2
Rig – topsail schooner
Build date – 1863
Commissioned – July 18, 1864
Built by – J.W. Lynn & Sons
Built at – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Built for – U.S. Revenue Service
Named for – Mahoning creek and valley, Pennsylvania – 1898 for Levi Woodbury (1789-1851), U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Navy, Supreme Court Justice
Power – steam engine with 2 oscillating cylinders; single 8’ screw
Displacement – 350 tons
Length – 138’
Beam – 26’6”
Draft – 11’
Crew – 7 officers, 34 enlisted
Armament – 1 x 30-pound Parrott rifle; 5 x 24-pound howitzers
Number –
Disposition – By 1913, Woodbury was not only the Coast Guard's oldest cutter, she was the oldest active-duty vessel in U.S. government service, as well as being the only ship to have seen active service in both the American Civil War and the Spanish-American War. Decommissioned by Coast Guard, July 19, 1915, Portland, Maine. Sold to Thomas Butler & Co., Boston, Massachusetts August 10, 1915. Woodbury's decommission ended 51 years with the Revenue Cutter Service, making her one of the longest serving cutters in the organization's history. After her final decommission in 1915, Levi Woodbury was placed into service as the merchant Laksco. She disappears from shipping records in 1932.
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ME
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USA
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1864 c.
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Collection of U.S. Naval Historical Center
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Citation
“U.S. Revenue Cutter, Levi Woodbury - Between 1864 and 1900,” Southwest Harbor Public Library, accessed March 29, 2024, https://swhpl.digitalarchive.us/items/show/1569.Item 12494