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USRC ''Kankakee'' was a screw steam revenue cutter built for the United States Revenue Marine during the American Civil War. ''Kankakee'' spent most of her brief career with the Revenue Marine operating in and around Charleston, South Carolina; Norfolk, Virginia and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Apart from her normal revenue cutter duties, she was used as a transport for customs officials and later for testing safety apparatus. After less than three years as a revenue cutter, ''Kankakee'' was sold in 1867 due to dissatisfaction with her machinery. Later voyaging to Japan, where she was renamed ''Kawachi'', she was broken up on or after 1869. ==Construction and design== ''Kankakee'' was one of six ''Pawtuxet''-class screw schooners ordered by the Treasury Department in 1863 for the United States Revenue Marine. She was built in New York by J. A. Westervelt for the sum of $103,000, and launched on 15 September 1863.〔("''Kankakee'', 1863" ), U.S. Coast Guard website.〕 ''Kankakee'' was long, with a beam of and hold depth of .〔("The New Revenue Cutters—The Launch of Two of Them" ), ''The New York Times'', 1863-07-10.〕〔("Naval News" ), ''The New York Times'', 1864-11-02.〕 Draft is uncertain but was probably around .〔(''"Woodbury"'' ), Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships, Naval History & Heritage Command website.〕 Like the other ships of her class, her contract called for a hull of oak, locust and white oak, strengthened with diagonal iron bracing.〔 ''Kankakee'' was powered by a two-cylinder, geared screw, oscillating engine with 36 inch bore, 30-inch stroke and 10-inch steam cut-off, built by J. & R. I. Gray at their New York facility, the Phoenix Iron Works. Steam, at a pressure of about 22 psi, was supplied by a single tubular boiler. The engine drove a single 8-foot diameter, 12-foot pitch screw propeller geared upward at a ratio of 3:1, delivering a speed of about 12 knots.〔 A fatal accident involving ''Kankakee'' occurred while her engines were being installed at the foot of Horatio Street, North River on June 1, 1864. While ''Kankakee''s smokestack was being hoisted in, the steamboat ''Mary Powell'' passed by, the wash from which caused the smokestack's supporting guys to slip and send it crashing to the deck of an adjacent schooner. Two men were killed by the falling smokestack, and several other persons injured. A coroner's inquest held a few days later concluded that no fault could be attributed, but recommended that in future installations of the type, six guys be used instead of the usual four.〔("Two Men Instantly Killed on a Schooner" ), ''The New York Times'', 1864-06-06.〕 ''Kankakee'' was either brig or topsail schooner-rigged for auxiliary sail power. Her armament consisted of a single 30-pounder Parrott rifle, and five 24-pounder Dahlgren guns, including two pivot guns. She had a crew complement of 41 officers and enlisted men.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USRC Kankakee」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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