USRC Windom
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USRC Windom |
| Namesake | William Windom |
| Builder | Iowa Iron Works, Dubuque, Iowa |
| Cost | US$98,500 |
| Acquired | 11 May 1896 |
| Commissioned | 30 June 1896 |
| Decommissioned | 31 July 1930 |
| Renamed | Comanche, 13 December 1915 |
| Fate | Sold, 13 November 1930 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Revenue cutter |
| Displacement | 535 long tons (544 t) |
| Length | 170 ft 8 in (52.02 m) |
| Beam | 27 ft (8.2 m) |
| Draft | 8 ft 3 in (2.51 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 × 800 hp (597 kW) inverted cylinder, triple-expansion, direct acting steam engines, 2 shafts |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 5 officers, 44 enlisted (World War I) |
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USRC Windom (later Comanche) was a revenue cutter of the United States Revenue Cutter Service and United States Coast Guard that served from 1896 to 1930. She was named for William Windom, the 33rd and 39th United States Secretary of the Treasury. She served during the Spanish–American War with the United States Navy. Windom was recommissioned as USCGC Comanche in 1915 and again served with the Navy as USS Comanche during World War I.