Governor R. M. McLane (steamboat)
Governor R. M. McLane, was a steamboat built in 1884 that served the state of Maryland as an enforcement and survey vessel. Maryland's State Oyster Police Force (“Oyster Navy”) was established to enforce state conservation laws designed to protect Maryland's oyster resources when out of state, often New England, dredgers began destroying reefs. Later local opposition to licenses turned to open "warfare" in the "oyster wars" during which open battles took place. Governor R. M. McLane, after replacing an older steamer, Leila, was armed with the cannon the earlier vessel had used in engagements.
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Governor R. M. McLane (steamboat)
Governor R. M. McLane, was a steamboat built in 1884 that served the state of Maryland as an enforcement and survey vessel. Maryland's State Oyster Police Force (“Oyster Navy”) was established to enforce state conservation laws designed to protect Maryland's oyster resources when out of state, often New England, dredgers began destroying reefs. Later local opposition to licenses turned to open "warfare" in the "oyster wars" during which open battles took place. Governor R. M. McLane, after replacing an older steamer, Leila, was armed with the cannon the earlier vessel had used in engagements.
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*12-pound Dahlgren boat howitzer
*1 × 1-pounder gun
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United States
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*Signal: WOGF
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Governor R. M. McLane
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Operated as state police steamboat 1884–1917 and from 1918
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*Maryland State Oyster Police Force
*Maryland State Fishery Force
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State of Maryland
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As of 2003, resting on harbor bottom, partially submerged, at Baltimore, Maryland
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