The USRC Pamlico was an all-steel-hulled revenue cutter constructed in 1907, serving primarily in inland waters of North Carolina from its commissioning until 1946. Built by Pusey & Jones of Wilmington, Delaware, under a contract of $167,750, the vessel exemplified the transition to steel-hulled cutters within the Revenue Cutter Service, incorporating design features akin to contemporary U.S. Navy vessels. Its construction included water-tube boilers, a first for a Revenue Service cutter, and was powered by a Babcock & Wilcox triple-expansion steam engine driving twin screws. The cutter measured a top speed of approximately 9.8 knots (about 18 km/h) and had a range of 817 nautical miles, designed for versatility in inland and coastal patrols. Pamlico's service began on July 26, 1907, when she was commissioned in Baltimore, Maryland, with her crew transferred from the decommissioned USRC Boutwell. Her early operational duties included enforcing neutrality laws, as evidenced in June 1909 when she intercepted vessels in Albemarle Sound. In 1915, she became part of the newly formed United States Coast Guard following the merger of the Revenue Cutter Service and the U.S. Lifesaving Service, subsequently being known as USCGC Pamico. During World War I, following the 1917 declaration of war, Pamlico was transferred to U.S. Navy control, serving as a training and recruiting vessel in the Fifth Naval District, notably in Chesapeake Bay, until her return to Coast Guard control in August 1919. By 1935, she was recognized as the oldest active cutter in the Coast Guard fleet. After World War II, she was decommissioned, replaced by surplus Navy ships, and sold. Her final years saw her converted first into a barge and later into a diesel-powered freighter named Charles W. Currett, marking the end of her maritime service.

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