A Morris-Taney class revenue cutter
History
United States
Name	USRC Taney
Namesake	Roger B. Taney
Operator	United States Revenue Cutter Service
Builder	Webb & Allen, New York City
Launched	26 December 1833
Commissioned	January 1834
Decommissioned	January 5, 1858
Homeport	Norfolk, Virginia Eastport, Maine
Fate	Sold, January 1858
General characteristics
Class and type	Morris-Taney-class cutter
Displacement	112 tons
Length	71 ft 1 in (21.67 m)
Beam	19 ft 6 in (5.94 m)
Draft	7 ft 2 in (2.18 m)
Sail plan	Topsail schooner
Complement	20-24
Armament	6x12 pndrs

The United States Revenue Cutter Taney was one of the 13 cutters of the Morris-Taney class. These cutters were the backbone of the Revenue Cutter Service for more than a decade. Samuel Humphreys designed these cutters for roles as diverse as fighting pirates, privateers, combating smugglers and operating with naval forces. He designed the vessels on a naval schooner concept. They had Baltimore Clipper lines. The vessels built by Webb and Allen, designed by Isaac Webb, resembled Humphreys' but had one less port.^[1]

Officially the Roger B. Taney, this cutter initially made an inspection tour from Maine to Texas and then sailed to her first duty station at Norfolk, Virginia. Between 1847 and 1850 the cutter served with the Coast Survey. In May 1851 the Taney sailed for Savannah, Georgia. In 1852, after traveling to New York City, she capsized. In January 1853, after repairs, she sailed to for duty in Eastport, Maine. The Taney arrived back in Savannah in November 1855. Damage due to a strike by lightning off Tybee Island forced the Government to sell the cutter on 5 January 1858.^[1]

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