USCGC Itasca (1907)

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 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[]

• This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.