Dolly, 1805
TYPE/RIG/CLASS: Brig
COMMISSIONED: 1805
DECOMMISSIONED: Sold, 1807
DISPLACEMENT: 172 16/95 tons
PROPULSION: Sail
LENGTH:
BEAM:
DRAFT:
ARMAMENT: 14 x 6-pounders
COMPLEMENT:
REMARKS:
The Dolly was purchased in New York at a cost of $17,817.48. She was one of the most heavily armed revenue cutters of her time. Placed under the command of Revenue Captain Francis Bright, she was ordered to Norfolk, Virginia. She only served a short time, however, as she was considered to be too large for revenue work and was sold.
Sources:
Cutter History File, Coast Guard Historian's Office
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).