USCGC Itasca (1907)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name: | Itasca |
| Namesake: | Lake Itasca |
| Owner: | U.S. Coast Guard |
| Builder: | Moore & Sons |
| Laid down: | 1891 |
| Launched: | 30 April 1892 |
| Sponsored by: | Miss Mary Frances Moore |
| Recommissioned: | 17 July 1907, as the Itasca |
| Decommissioned: | 1922 |
| Renamed: | 23 July 1906 |
| Fate: | Sold, 11 May 1922 |
| General characteristics | |
| Length: | 190 feet |
| Propulsion: | triple expansion steam engine |
| Sail plan: | barquentine |
The Itasca was a 190-foot barquentine-rigged cutter, formerly a U.S. Navy training ship, the USS Bancroft.[1] The commissioning of Itasca ushered in a new age of training with more modern equipment, and a triple-expansion steam engine that could power the cutter when sailing was not possible.[2]
References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- ↑ "Bancroft". Retrieved 2009-06-12.
- ↑ "U.S. Coast Guard Academy Timeline". Retrieved 2009-06-12.
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