Reliance, 1867
The act of relying: one that can be depended on.
Builder: Fardy, Baltimore, Maryland
Length: 110'
Beam: 24' 8-1/2"
Draft: 11'
Displacement: 227 tons
Cost: $29,000
Commissioned: 3 June 1867
Decommissioned: 1874
Disposition: Sold
Rig: Topsail schoner
Machinery: N/A
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History:
Reliance was one of two 110-foot topsail schooners, the other being Vigilant, were the last strictly sail-powered cutters acquired by the Service. Both were built by the Fardy Brothers of Baltimore, Maryland at a cost of $29,000 each. The Reliance was accepted for service on 3 June 1867 and was stationed at San Francisco, California. She made six cruises to Alaskan waters during her service life.
She was sold on 5 January 1875.
Sources:
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).