USRC Forward (1842)
| History | |
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  United States
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| Namesake: | Walter P. Forward, 15th United States Secretary of the Treasury |
| Operator: | United States Revenue Marine |
| Awarded: | 7 December 1841 |
| Builder: | William Easby, Washington, D.C. |
| Cost: | US$3,786.75 |
| Launched: | 1842 |
| Acquired: | 23 April 1842 |
| Commissioned: | 23 June 1842 |
| Decommissioned: | 30 November 1865. |
| Struck: | 1865 |
| Honors and awards: |
U.S. Navy commendation for service in the Mexican-American War |
| Fate: | Sold on 30 November 1865 in Baltimore, Maryland |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Topsail schooner. |
| Displacement: | 139 tons. |
| Length: | 89 ft (27 m) |
| Beam: | 21 ft 2 in (6.45 m) |
| Draft: | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) |
| Propulsion: | Sail. |
| Sail plan: | Topsail. |
| Armament: | 2 x 18-pounder; 4 x 9-pounders.(1845) |
USRC Walter Forward was a schooner constructed for service with the United States Revenue Marine. She was more commonly known as USRC Forward. Forward served with the U.S Army and U.S. Navy in Mexican waters during the Mexican-American War and was commended for her actions during the Tabasco River landings by Commodore Matthew C. Perry, U.S. Navy. After the war, she was transferred to the U.S. Coast Survey for a short time as USCS Walter Forward before being returned to the Revenue Marine for service during the 1850s and the American Civil War.
The cutter Forward was built in Washington, D.C. at a cost of US$3,786.75 by William Easby with construction was supervised by Captain Henry Prince, Revenue Marine. Prince apparently captained Forward from 23 April 1842 to 18 April 1843.Forward was a topsail schooner of conventional copper-sheathed wood-hull construction with no machinery on board, was 89 ft (27 m) long and had a displacement of 139 tons. She was designed to enforce customs laws and to assist mariners in distress.Forward was named for Walter P. Forward, 15th United States Secretary of the Treasury
Forward was commissioned 23 June 1842 and was initially assigned patrol duties at Baltimore, Maryland. On 18 April 1843, she exchanged crews with USRC Wolcott and was assigned a homeport of Wilmington, Delaware. On 16 May 1846 she received orders to report to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for repairs in preparation to being assigned duties with the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy during the Mexican-American War.
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