U.S. Revue Cutter Woodbury Belfast, Me. 285 c 8211. March 25, 1905

U.S. Revue Cutter Woodbury Belfast, Me. 285 c 8211. March 25, 1905

"U.S. Revenue Cutter Woodbury Belfast, Me. 285 c 8211. March 25, 1905" Waterfront, Coast, Winter, People on Ice, Buildings WOODBURY, formerly Mahoning (her name was changed in 1873), was a 130-foot, 350-ton steamer rigged as a topsail schooner. She was built by J. W. Lynn and Son of Philadelphia, PA, for $92,000. She entered service in 1863 and served until 1915, a span of 52 years! She underwent some modifications during her career, including having her hull lengthened and machinery replaced. Here she is outfitted for naval service during the Spanish-American War. She rendered assistance to the British schooner Effie May in 1905, for which she and her crew received the thanks of the Canadian Government, enforced neutrality laws in 1914, and sailed on winter cruises along the northeast coast. She was sold in 1915 to Thomas Butler and Company of Boston for $4,286 The United States Revenue Cutter Service, officially the Division of Revenue Cutter Service, was established in 1790 as the Revenue-Marine by then-Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton, to serve as an armed maritime law enforcement service. It operated as the Revenue-Marine until July 1894, when it was renamed as the Revenue Cutter Service. The Revenue Cutter Service operated under the authority of the U.S. Department of the Treasury. In 1915, the service merged with the U.S. Life-Saving Service to form the U.S. Coast Guard. The U.S. Lighthouse Service, another federal agency, would also be merged with the U.S. Coast Guard, in 1939.