USRC Relief

USRC Relief, was a revenue cutter of the United States Revenue Cutter Service in commission from 1867 to at least 1870.^[1] She was the first Revenue Cutter Service ship to bear the name.^[3]

USRC Relief

History
United States
Name	USRC Relief
Namesake	Assistance in time of difficulty.
Builder	Bierly & Hillman, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[1]
Cost	US$16,450[1]
Completed	1867
Commissioned	1867
Homeport	Indianola, Texas, 29 June 1867–19 July 1870[Note 1]
Fate	Unknown[2]
General characteristics
Class & type	Relief-class schooner
Displacement	120 tons
Length	92 ft (28 m)
Beam	20 ft (6.1 m)
Draft	7 ft (2.1 m)
Sail plan	schooner
Armament	1 gun

History

Built at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by Bierly & Hillman, Relief was commissioned in 1867 and served what is known of her entire career homeported at Indianola, Texas.^[2] She was the lead ship of the Relief-class of two revenue schooners built to her specifications.^{[Note 2]} Relief and her sister ship, Rescue also built by Bierly & Hillman, were among the last strictly sail-powered cutters built for the Revenue Service.^[3] On 18 September Relief was transferred temporarily to Key West, Florida due to an outbreak of yellow fever in the Indianola area. She returned from Key West on 5 December 1867. On 19 July 1870, she sailed for New Orleans for scheduled repairs. No Revenue Cutter Service record exists of her movements after 19 July 1870.^[2][3]