Alert, 1818 (V. Lusci)

Alert, 1818
Vigilantly attentive; watchful.
TYPE/RIG/CLASS: Schooner
COMMISSIONED: 1818
DECOMMISSIONED: Sold? 1829
DISPLACEMENT: 75 tons
PROPULSION: Sail
LENGTH: 58’ Keel
BEAM: 19’
DRAFT: 6’6"
Cutter History:
   She was a 58-foot, 75-ton schooner built by Christian Bergh of New York for $6,000. She was constructed of live oak, red cedar, and locust, with four ports per side. She was launched in April of 1818.
   She was based out of Eastport, Maine, during her career. She was probably taken out of service in 1829.

Sources:

   Cutter History File, Coast Guard Historian's Office, USCG HQ
   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).