USS Corwin

USS Corwin

Two ships of the United States Navy have been named "Corwin" after Secretary of the Treasury Thomas Corwin.

*The USS|Corwin|1849, was a side wheel gunboat, wooden steamer built at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1849.

*The USS|Corwin|1876 was a revenue cutter built at Portland, Oregon, by the Oregon Iron Works in 1876.

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