USRC McLane (1845)
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The United States Revenue Cutter McLane was one of 4 cutters out of 8 total cutters of the Legere–class iron steamers based on a design by U.S. Navy Lieutenant William Hunter. Hunter sought to eliminate the cumbersome and highly exposed side paddle wheels used on many of the steamers on the period by using wheels that were placed horizontally under the ship. Because of inefficiencies, the design used more coal and was subject to more mechanical failures than other designs.[2][3] Before McLane was launched the Hunter wheel design was converted to side wheel configuration.[1][5][6]
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Name | USRC McLane |
Namesake | Louis McLane |
Operator | U.S. Revenue Marine |
Awarded | 1 April 1843[1] |
Builder | Cyrus Alger, Boston, Massachusetts[2] |
Yard number | Steamer #1[1] |
Launched | 1845 |
Completed | 1845 |
Commissioned | 1845 |
Decommissioned | December 1847 |
Fate | Sold 3 December 1847[2] |
Notes | Converted to a light vessel at Merrill Shell Bank[2] |
General characteristics [2] | |
Class and type | Schooner |
Tonnage | 368 tons |
Length | 160 ft (49 m)[3] |
Beam | 24 ft (7.3 m)[3] |
Draft | 9.3 ft (2.8 m)[3] |
Installed power | 2 high-pressure horizontal 24" diameter X 36" stroke steam engines |
Propulsion | sail, Hunter horizontal wheel later converted to side wheel |
Armament | 4 × 32-pounders[4] |
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