USRC Virginia (1797)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Virginia |
| Namesake | The first English colony in America and one of the original 13 states. |
| Launched | 1797 |
| Decommissioned | 1800 |
| Fate | Returned to Revenue Cutter service. |
| United States | |
| Name | USRC Virginia |
| Commissioned | 1802 |
| Fate | Sold in 1807 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Schooner |
| Displacement | 187 tons |
| Length | 50 ft (15 m) on Keel |
| Beam | 18 ft 10 in (5.74 m) |
| Depth of hold | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Complement | 70 officers and enlisted |
| Armament | |
USRC Virginia was a schooner built in 1797 for the United States Revenue Cutter Service at Portsmouth, Virginia. At the outset of the Quasi-War in 1798, the only ships available to the Navy were the 10 ships of the Revenue cutter service, the largest of which was the Virginia. She was transferred to the Navy in 1798 and served in the Quasi War until 1800, when she was returned to the Revenue Cutter Service, recommissioned in 1802 and sold in 1807.