Thorn, 1808
A former name retained.
TYPE/RIG/CLASS: Chartered Vessel
COMMISSIONED: 1808
DECOMMISSIONED: ?
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PROPULSION: Sail
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History:
This vessel was mentioned in the Collector of Boston's papers. She was probably a chartered vessel that saw limited service.
Sources:
Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Washington, DC: USGPO.
Donald Canney. 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).