USS Carolina (1906)

History
United States
Name:	Carolina
Launched:	1906
Fate:	Sold, 3 August 1922
General characteristics [1]
Type:	Harbour launch
Length:	57 ft 6 in (17.53 m)
Beam:	13 ft 1 in (3.99 m)

USS Carolina was a 57 ft 6 in (17.53 m) wooden-hulled harbor launch built at Morehead City, North Carolina in 1906 for the United States Coast Guard, and stationed at Elizabeth City, North Carolina for her entire career.[1]

In accordance with Federal legislation of 28 January 1915, this ship was automatically transferred to the United States Navy upon the United States entry into World War I in April 1917. There is no record of her ever having performed active duty, and she was returned to the Coast Guard by an order of 28 August 1919.[2]

She was sold for $1,025 on 3 August 1922.[1]

References

Canney, Donald (26 January 2012). "Carolina, 1906". USCG Historian's Office. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
"USS Carolina". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 17 January 2013.

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[USCG-1] Canney, Donald (26 January 2012). "Carolina, 1906". USCG Historian's Office. Retrieved 17 January 2013.

[DANFS-2] "USS Carolina". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Navy Department, Naval History and Heritage Command. Retrieved 17 January 2013.