USCS Active
Active was a survey ship that served in the United States Coast Survey, a predecessor of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, from 1852 to 1861. Active was a sidewheel steamer. Intended for California service, she was built as SS Gold Hunter by Jacob Aaron Westervelt in New York in 1849. The Coast Survey purchased her on the United States West Coast in 1852 and renamed her Active. Lieutenant James Alden, Jr., was her commanding officer for most of her time in active Coast Survey service. Active was taken out of Coast Survey service in 1861 and sold in 1862.
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USCS Active
Active was a survey ship that served in the United States Coast Survey, a predecessor of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, from 1852 to 1861. Active was a sidewheel steamer. Intended for California service, she was built as SS Gold Hunter by Jacob Aaron Westervelt in New York in 1849. The Coast Survey purchased her on the United States West Coast in 1852 and renamed her Active. Lieutenant James Alden, Jr., was her commanding officer for most of her time in active Coast Survey service. Active was taken out of Coast Survey service in 1861 and sold in 1862.
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Active was a survey ship that ...... vice in 1861 and sold in 1862.
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1849-09-05
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Active was a survey ship that ...... vice in 1861 and sold in 1862.
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