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USCGC Itasca (1907)

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Itasca in 1907
History
United States
NameItasca
NamesakeLake Itasca
OwnerU.S. Coast Guard
BuilderMoore & Sons
Laid down1891
Launched30 April 1892
Sponsored byMiss Mary Frances Moore
Recommissioned17 July 1907, as the Itasca
Decommissioned1922
Renamed23 July 1906
FateSold, 11 May 1922
General characteristics
Length190 feet
Propulsiontriple expansion steam engine
Sail planbrigantine

The Itasca was a 190-foot US Coast Guard brigantine-rigged cutter.

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

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  1. ^ "Bancroft". Retrieved 2009-06-12.
  2. ^ "U.S. Coast Guard Academy Timeline". Retrieved 2009-06-12.