Argus, 1830
A figure of Greek mythology: A giant with 100 eyes who was made guardian of Io and was later slain by Hermes.
Builder: Unknown builder in Surrey, Maine
Length: 39' 7"
Beam: 10'
Draft: 5'
Displacement: ?
Cost: ?
Launched: 1830
Commissioned: 1830
Decommissioned: 1834
Disposition: ?
Complement: ?
Armament: ?
History:
The small revenue boat Argus entered service in 1830 but little is known of her other than she was decked and had a pink stern.
Sources:
Donald Canney. U.S. Coast Guard and Revenue Cutters, 1790-1935. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1995.