User:Gatoclass/SB/Chase class/USRC Samuel P. Chase

History
Name	USRC Salmon P. Chase
Namesake	Salmon P. Chase
Owner	United States Revenue Cutter Service
Operator	As above
Builder	Thomas Stack (Williamsburg, NY)
Cost	$135,000
Completed	1865
Commissioned	9 Oct 1865–1875
In service	9 Oct 1865–1883+
Fate	Unknown
General characteristics
Tonnage	500
Length	170 ft (52 m)
Beam	28 ft (8.5 m)
Draft	10 ft 8 in (3.25 m)
Propulsion	1 × 48-inch bore, 9-ft stroke vertical beam steam engine; sidewheels
Sail plan	Schooner
Speed	18 knots (21 mph)
Complement	40
Armament	1 × 30-pdr; 2 × 24-pdrs; 3 × 4-pdrs

Construction and design

Chase, a 500-ton sidewheel steamer, was built in Williamsburg, New York in 1865 by Thomas Stack. Chase was 170 feet (52 m) in length, with a beam of 28 feet (8.5 m) and draft of 10 feet 8 inches (3.25 m). Her wooden hull was strengthened with diagonal iron bracing. Her powerplant, a 48-inch bore by 9-foot stroke vertical beam steam engine, was built by the Fulton Iron Works of New York. While Chase's speed is not recorded, it was probably similar to that of her sister ship Sherman which achieved a sustained speed of 18 knots in trials.

Chase was armed with a single 30-pounder gun, two 24-pounders and three 4-pounders. She was manned by a crew complement of 40 officers and enlisted men.