Argus, 1850
A figure of Greek mythology: A giant with 100 eyes who was made guardian of Io and was later slain by Hermes.
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Commissioned: 1850
Decommissioned: 1853
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This was a small revenue boat at San Francisco that served from 1850 to mid-1853.
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Cutter files, USCG Historian's Office. Canney, Donald L. U.S. Coast Guard and Revenue Cutters, 1790-1935. (Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 1995).