USRC Walter Forward (1841)
USRC Walter Forward (1841) was a schooner constructed for service with the United States Revenue Cutter Service. She served with the U.S.Navy in Mexican waters during the Mexican-American War and was, after the war, was temporarily transferred to the U.S. Coast Survey as USC&GS Walter Forward before being returned to the Revenue Cutter Service for service during the American Civil War.
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