"Revenue Cutter Ingham" Topic

"The US Revenue Cutter Ingham was launched in 1832 as part of the Morris-Taney class. The cutters were designed for multiple missions including, but not limited to, law enforcement, fighting pirates (which were particularly prevalent in the Gulf of Mexico and around Cuba), and augmenting the US Navy. It had a schooner rig and Baltimore Clipper lines, making it especially fast. It carried a crew of 22 and was armed with four or more six-pounder muzzle-loading cannons. Stationed in New Orleans, it was commanded by Captain James Nicholson and later by Captain Ezekiel Jones. After several years of chasing pirates and enforcing revenue laws, Ingham (Captain Jones commanding) was dispatched to the coast of Texas. Relations between the Mexican Government and the Americans living in the territory of Texas were severely frayed. The primary trade route for Texas was via ship to and from New Orleans. Formalities of Mexican customs laws were not always honored by these traders. Mexican Navy ships seized some Texas and US-owned vessels. The Mexican Navy schooner Montezuma seized the US-flag vessel Martha on 7 May 1835 and held the US crew as prisoners on board. Ingham located Montezuma near Brazos Santiago (just north of the mouth of the Rio Grande) on 14 June 1835…"
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Are there any miniature model of this ship?

Amicalement
Armand

I doubt it, but you can probably find something similar in an ACW range of ships. She had an additional 12 sister ships, and the class was the mainstay of the Revenue Service at the time.

Thanks my friend.

Amicalement
Armand