USCGC Itasca (1907)
The Itasca was a 190-foot US Coast Guard brigantine-rigged cutter.
 Itasca in 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 | brigantine |
The ship was launched in 1892 as the USS Bancroft, a U.S Navy training ship.[1] Its commissioning 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]
In 1907, the Bancroft was recommissioned as the Itasca, named after Lake Itasca in Minnesota. The Coast Guard sold the Itasca in 1922.
Revenue Cutter Service cadets on Itasca before 1915
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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