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Sea Drift, 1853

Oct. 30, 2020

An image of the official seal of the Revenue Cutter Service, circa 1910

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Sea Drift, 1853

Sea Drift was a small cutter that saw service at Key West, Florida from March 1853 to February 1857. She was built by Ivans and Grinnel of Stonington, Connecticut.

Sources:

Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Washington, DC: USGPO.

Donald Canney. U.S. Coast Guard and Revenue Cutters, 1790-1935. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1995.

U.S. Coast Guard. Record of Movements: Vessels of the United States Coast Guard: 1790 - December 31, 1933. Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1934; 1989 (reprint).