Collector, 1802

Dec. 7, 2020
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Collector, 1802

ex-Kitty


TYPE/RIG/CLASS: Sloop

COMMISSIONED: 1802

DECOMMISSIONED: 1806

DISPLACEMENT: ?

PROPULSION: Sail

LENGTH: ?

BEAM: ?

DRAFT: ?

COMPLEMENT: ?


History:

A private sloop named Kitty that was acquired for use as a cutter in February, 1802.  She was renamed Collector and was based out of Philadelphia and was commanded by Silas Foster.


Sources:

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).