New Hampshire, 1802

March 2, 2021
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New Hampshire, 1802


New Hampshire, 9th of the original colonies to enter the Union, ratified the Constitution 21 June 1788.


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COMMISSIONED: 1802

DECOMMISSIONED: Sold May 1816

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PROPULSION: Sail

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History:

The cutter New Hampshire was built to replace the cutter Governor Gilman.  A contract for her construction was entered into on 27 September 1802 at Portsmouth, New Hampshire.  She was placed under the command of Hopley Yeaton.

She was placed out of service and sold in 1816.


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).