USRC Louisiana
USRC Louisiana (1819) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USRC Louisiana |
| Namesake | U.S. state of Louisiana |
| Operator | U.S. Revenue-Marine |
| Builder | Christian Bergh, New York City |
| Cost | US$4,500 |
| Completed | Summer, 1819 |
| Home port | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Fate | sold 24 March 1824 for US$1,040. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Alabama class |
| Type | Topsail schooner |
| Displacement | 56 tons |
| Length | 52 ft 0 in (15.85 m)(keel) |
| Beam | 18 ft 6 in (5.64 m) |
| Draft | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Armament | 1 gun on amidships pivot, caliber unknown |
USRC Louisiana, was a wooden topsail schooner designed by William Doughty, serving in the United States Revenue Marine from 1819 to 1824. Based in New Orleans, Louisiana, she patrolled the Caribbean extensively, primarily engaging in anti-piracy operations, most notably the capture of the schooner Bravo in 1819.