USRC Ingham (1832)

History
United States
Namesake	Samuel D. Ingham
Builder	Webb and Allen, New York
Laid down	1830
Launched	1832
Commissioned	1832
Decommissioned	10 January 1836
Homeport	New Orleans, Louisiana, Baltimore, Maryland
Nickname(s)	Semper Paratus
Fate	transferred to the Texas Navy renamed Independence
General characteristics
Class and type	Schooner
Displacement	112 tons
Length	73.4 ft (22.4 m)
Beam	20.6 ft (6.3 m)
Draught	9.7 ft (3.0 m)
Propulsion	wind
Complement	20-24
Armament	6-9 pndrs
Notes	Texas Revolution Ingham Incident Battle of Brazos River

The United States Revenue Cutter Ingham was one of the 13 Coast Guard cutters of the Morris-Taney class. Named for Secretary of the Treasury Samuel D. Ingham, she was the first United States warship to engage a Mexican ship in combat; and for her service in that battle, a newspaper called her Semper Paratus (always ready), which later became the motto of the United States Coast Guard. Ingham was sold in 1836 to the Republic of Texas and served in the Texas Navy until she was captured as a prize-of-war by Mexico and was rechristened Independencia.