Rush (Benjamin Rush), 1828

Benjamin Rush, 1828

Benjamin Rush (1745-1813), one of the founding fathers and a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was a well-known physician of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, gaining fame studying mental illnesses.  He was also a writer, humanitarian, and public figure.  He served as the Treasurer of the U.S. Mint from 1797 to 1813.

TYPE/RIG/CLASS: Revenue Boat

LAUNCHED: 13 September 1828

DECOMMISSIONED: 1833

DISPLACEMENT: 39 tons

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History:

Sometimes incorrectly referred to as the Richard Rush, Benjamin Rush was a small revenue boat stationed at the District of Presque Isle, Eire, Pennsylvania.

Sources:

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

Stephen H. Evans.  The United States Coast Guard, 1790-1915: A Definitive History (With a Postscript: 1915-1950).  Annapolis: The United States Naval Institute, 1949.

Horatio Davis Smith.  Early History of the United States Revenue Marine Service or (United States Revenue Cutter Service) 1789-1849.  Edited by Elliot Snow.  Naval Historical Foundation (Press of R. L. Polk Printing Co.), 1932; Washington, DC: U.S. Coast Guard, 1989, reprint.

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).