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USCGC Itasca (1907)

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Name
  
Itasca

Owner
  
U.S. Coast Guard

Laid down
  
1891

Launched
  
30 April 1892

Namesake
  
Lake Itasca

Builder
  
Moore & Sons

Construction started
  
1891

Length
  
58 m

Sponsored by
  
Miss Mary Frances Moore

The Itasca was a 190-foot barquentine-rigged cutter, formerly a U.S. Navy training ship, the USS Bancroft. 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.

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USCGC Itasca (1907) Wikipedia