USRC Seminole

Seminole, a 188-foot, 845-ton steamer, was constructed by the Columbian Iron Works in Baltimore, MD for $141,000. She was commissioned in 1900 and saw service through 1934, when she was transferred to the Federal Emergency Relief Administration.

She was first based out of Boston and transferred to Wilmington, North Carolina, in late 1904. She then patrolled along the southeastern coast, including winter cruises from Cape Hatteras, NC to Charleston, SC and even down through Key West, FL. Her duties included derelict destruction, attending local ceremonies, patrolling regattas, and rendering assistance when needed. With the outbreak of World War I, she enforced the neutrality laws of the US until the US entered the war. She then served under the Navy and patrolled off the Carolinas. In 1923 she was detached to Puerto Rico where she served as an independent unit and returned to her permanent station of Wilmington later that year. In 1929 transferred for service on the Great Lakes where she was stationed at Sault Ste. Marie, MI until she was decommissioned in 1934.

References

*"Revenue Cutters, 1790-1900: A Historic Photo Gallery" http://www.uscg.mil/history/webcutters/USRC_Photo_Index.html

*Canney, Donald L. "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)