USRC Seminole
Encyclopedia
USRC Seminole was a 188-foot, 845-ton steamer constructed by the Columbian Iron Works in Baltimore, MD for $141,000. She was commissioned in 1900 and saw service through 1934, when she was transferred to the Federal Emergency Relief Administration
.
She was first based out of Boston
and transferred to Wilmington, North Carolina
, in late 1904. She then patrolled along the southeastern coast, including winter cruises from Cape Hatteras
, NC to Charleston, SC and even down through Key West
, FL. Her duties included derelict destruction, attending local ceremonies, patrolling regattas, and rendering assistance when needed, such as the 1914 rescue of schooner Thomas Winsmore
.
With the outbreak of World War I
, USRC Seminole enforced the neutrality laws of the US until the US entered the war. She then served under the Navy and patrolled off the Carolinas. In 1923 she was detached to Puerto Rico
where she served as an independent unit and returned to her permanent station of Wilmington
later that year. In 1929 she transferred for service on the Great Lakes
. USRC Seminole was stationed at Sault Ste. Marie, MI until she was decommissioned in 1934.
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Federal Emergency Relief Administration was the new name given by the Roosevelt Administration to the Emergency Relief Administration which President Herbert Hoover had created in 1932...
.
She was first based out of Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
and transferred to Wilmington, North Carolina
Wilmington, North Carolina
Wilmington is a port city in and is the county seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population is 106,476 according to the 2010 Census, making it the eighth most populous city in the state of North Carolina...
, in late 1904. She then patrolled along the southeastern coast, including winter cruises from Cape Hatteras
Cape Hatteras
Cape Hatteras is a cape on the coast of North Carolina. It is the point that protrudes the farthest to the southeast along the northeast-to-southwest line of the Atlantic coast of North America...
, NC to Charleston, SC and even down through Key West
Key West
Key West is an island in the Straits of Florida on the North American continent at the southernmost tip of the Florida Keys. Key West is home to the southernmost point in the Continental United States; the island is about from Cuba....
, FL. Her duties included derelict destruction, attending local ceremonies, patrolling regattas, and rendering assistance when needed, such as the 1914 rescue of schooner Thomas Winsmore
Thomas Winsmore (schooner)
Thomas Winsmore was an 1890 schooner that sailed in the coastwise trade, bringing coal from Philadelphia to northern ports, and returning with cargoes of lumber. According to one source, the ship operated free of mishaps for almost 22 years...
.
With the outbreak of World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, USRC Seminole enforced the neutrality laws of the US until the US entered the war. She then served under the Navy and patrolled off the Carolinas. In 1923 she was detached to Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
where she served as an independent unit and returned to her permanent station of Wilmington
Wilmington, North Carolina
Wilmington is a port city in and is the county seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population is 106,476 according to the 2010 Census, making it the eighth most populous city in the state of North Carolina...
later that year. In 1929 she transferred for service on the Great Lakes
Great Lakes
The Great Lakes are a collection of freshwater lakes located in northeastern North America, on the Canada – United States border. Consisting of Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario, they form the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth by total surface, coming in second by volume...
. USRC Seminole was stationed at Sault Ste. Marie, MI until she was decommissioned in 1934.