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959:– as the Revenue Cutter Service School of Instruction had been renamed after the 1915 creation of the Coast Guard – at New London as a training vessel, but a shortage of personnel prevented her from being manned. Her last training cruise was completed during the summer of 1920, arriving in New London on 3 October 1920.
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The 28 January 1915 "Act to Create the Coast Guard" included language concerning the nature of the military service that the U.S. Coast Guard would perform. The act directed that the Coast Guard "shall constitute a part of the military forces of the United States and which shall operate under the
674:. During 1904 she returned to patrol duties in the West Indies. On 29 January 1905 she departed San Juan and steamed to the New York Navy Yard, where she spent a month. On 24 February 1905 she arrived at
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on 17 July 1907 and used her for summer training cruises for the School of
Instruction Corps of Cadets. Initially home-ported at Curtis Bay, she made her first summer training cruise to
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Treasury
Department in time of peace and operate as a part of the Navy, subject to orders of the Secretary of the Navy, in time of war or when the President shall so direct"
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even though the valves were under several feet of seawater. After the flooding finally was brought under control, there was 14 ft (4.3 m) of water in the after
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quickly proved to be too small. After the practice cruise of 1896, she was converted into a conventional gunboat with a reduced armament and the original three-masted
539:, visiting various shipyards with groups of midshipmen embarked. Naval expansion brought a corresponding increase on the Naval Academy's enrollment, and
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broke out in Europe in late July 1914, cruises to Europe were suspended and the usual training cruises were interspersed with cruises that enforced the
531:. Similar in shape to a small gunboat, the ship had a steel hull and a relatively heavy armament, ranging from 4-inch rapid-fire guns to a
785:
at Curtis Bay for transportation to the new School of
Instruction location in New London. When she was not being used as a training ship,
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and a torpedo tube, to give midshipmen experience on the Navy's latest weaponry. Between 1893 and 1896, she cruised along the
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was assigned relief duties for other revenue cutters on the U.S. East Coast requiring yard availability for repairs. After
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but returned the boat to her owner the next day because it was essentially valueless. The war ended on 13 August 1898, and
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was decommissioned and sold in
Baltimore, Maryland, on 11 May 1922 for US$ 8,250.00 to Mr. Charles A. Jording.
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developed engine problems in
January 1915 and was forced to put into San Juan harbor, where she was
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819:. After 28 January 1915 all cutter names prefixed with "USRC" were changed to "USCGC;" thus, USRC
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crew and embarked students placed as much of the school's property as could be brought on board
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The Coast Guard acquired a replacement training vessel, the former barkentine-rigged gunboat
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in commission from 1893 to 1898 and again from 1902 to 1905. She saw service during the
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1358:"Record of Movements, Vessels of the United States Coast Guard, 1790–December 31, 1933"
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1 Ă— 1 pounder (37 mm (1.46 in)) gun, 1 Ă— 37-mm
Hotchkiss revolving cannon
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Eger, Christopher L. (March 2021). "Hudson Fulton
Celebration, Part II".
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from 1915 to 1922. During her Coast Guard career, she saw service during
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and for the next 15 months protected
American interests in the eastern
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Cutters, Craft & U.S. Coast Guard-Manned Army & Navy Vessels
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crew was allowed to live aboard and was guarded by members of the
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and the Mediterranean in 1907, also visiting Puerto Rico and the
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was in the harbor at San Juan, Puerto Rico, and prevented the
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The Coast Guard Expands, 1865–1915: New Roles, New Frontiers
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425:. After her U.S. Navy career, she was in commission in the
969:, from the U.S. Navy on 1 July 1921 and renamed her USCGC
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in seaports along the U.S. East Coast and in Puerto Rico.
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by Jording included the purchase price of decommissioned
731:. The Revenue Cutter Service commissioned her as a
694:
U.S. Revenue Cutter Service and Coast Guard history
1576:Spanish–American War gunboats of the United States
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883:and 18 ft (5.5 m) in the forward hold.
703:The Revenue Cutter Service renamed the ship USRC
460:
1552:
1275:
1002:was the former 400 ft (120 m) British
901:Carl M. Green a special letter of commendation.
1493:The Coast Guard in World War I: An Untold Story
1382:U.S. Coast Guard and Revenue Cutters, 1790–1935
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643:returned to Boston on 2 September 1898 and was
1495:. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland.
1476:. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland.
1453:. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland.
1384:. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis, Maryland.
508:
393:2 Ă— 3 pounder (47 mm (1.85 in)) guns
390:2 Ă— 6 pounder (57 mm (2.24 in)) guns
1342:U.S. Coast Guard Documents & Publications
480:, by Samuel L. Moore & Sons Shipyard and
347:2 x triple expansion steam engine, twin screw
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717:Revenue Cutter Service School of Instruction
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1185:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
500:, with Miss Mary Frances Moore as sponsor.
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516:was designated as a training ship for the
182:U.S. Revenue Cutter Service
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1407:. Shipbuildinghistory.com. Archived from
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323:189 ft 5 in (57.73 m)
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885:United States Secretary of the Navy
547:rig cut down to the two masts of a
339:12 ft 11 in (3.94 m)
13:
1561:Gunboats of the United States Navy
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672:separation of Panama from Colombia
666:. She operated along the coast of
650:Recommissioned on 6 October 1902,
635:seized the small Spanish schooner
14:
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1529:"Itasca, 1907 (Ex-USS Bancroft )"
957:United States Coast Guard Academy
813:United States Life-Saving Service
16:Gunboat of the United States Navy
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595:began on 25 April 1898 when the
387:4 Ă— 4 in (100 mm) guns
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31:
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1009:which had been captured by the
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951:brought World War I to an end,
865:managed to block the sabotaged
855:by her crew. Heroic efforts by
752:United States Department of War
603:, retroactive to 21 April, and
359:(16.5 mph; 26.5 km/h)
237:fleet 28 January 1915
1445:Johnson, Robert Irwin (1987).
800:
461:Construction and commissioning
1:
1320:Record of Movements, pp 21–23
949:armistice of 11 November 1918
904:With the declaration of war,
1401:"Samuel L. Moore & Sons"
1139:"Samuel L. Moore & Sons"
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579:deteriorated early in 1898,
205:, a lake located in central
7:
1566:United States Naval Academy
518:United States Naval Academy
509:Naval Academy training ship
169:U.S. Revenue Cutter Service
10:
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1380:Canney, Donald L. (1995).
1064:Puerto Rico National Guard
804:
484:on 30 April 1892. She was
315:839 long tons (852 t)
98:Samuel L. Moore & Sons
18:
817:United States Coast Guard
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441:United States Coast Guard
429:from 1907 to 1915 as the
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248:United States Coast Guard
102:Elizabethport, New Jersey
49:
30:
1491:Larzelere, Alex (2003).
1468:King, Irving H. (1996).
1044:United States Government
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537:United States East Coast
1022:. The ship was renamed
920:, and was refitted for
899:First Lieutenant (Eng.)
686:was transferred to the
609:North Atlantic Squadron
591:, on 4 April 1898. The
488:on 3 March 1893 at the
331:32 ft (9.8 m)
297:General characteristics
926:3-inch rapid-fire guns
922:anti-submarine service
908:was reassigned to the
795:Neutrality Act of 1794
758:near the mouth of the
699:Revenue Cutter Service
647:on 30 September 1898.
597:United States Congress
559:On 15 September 1896,
268:Previous name retained
171:30 June 1906
1426:Warship International
1335:"General Order No. 1"
1281:Larzelere, pp 187-190
1046:, at a time when the
924:with the addition of
910:Fourth Naval District
88:Secretary of the Navy
1085:The amount paid for
1060:Imperial German Navy
1011:Imperial German Navy
843:Imperial German Navy
593:Spanish–American War
423:Spanish–American War
1263:General Order No. 1
973:on 18 August 1922.
807:USCGC Itasca (1907)
670:in 1903 during the
631:. On 28 July 1898,
563:sailed to join the
1365:Historic Documents
971:Alexander Hamilton
711:was refitted as a
662:, cruising in the
637:Ensenada de Cortez
490:New York Navy Yard
415:United States Navy
63:United States Navy
40:, photographed by
1510:Mann, Raymond A.
1502:978-1-55750-476-0
1483:978-1-55750-458-6
1460:978-0-87021-720-3
1391:978-1-55750-101-1
1254:Larzelere, pp 7–8
1242:Johnson, pp 42-43
1179:Mann, Raymond A.
912:headquartered at
863:engineer division
764:Long Island Sound
690:on 30 June 1906.
565:European Squadron
523:and stationed at
504:U.S. Navy history
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599:declared war on
399:1 Ă— Gatling gun.
292:Sold 11 May 1922
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805:Main article:
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741:Virgin Islands
733:revenue cutter
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225:17 July 1907
222:Commissioned
217:30 June 1906
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159:30 June 1906
151:2 March 1905
127:3 March 1893
124:Commissioned
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21:USS Bancroft
1542:6 September
1518:7 September
1415:6 September
1233:King, p 183
1206:King, p 179
1197:King, p 176
1056:World War I
938:Cold Spring
936:. Based at
877:engine room
851:from being
801:Coast Guard
791:World War I
772:Connecticut
664:West Indies
660:Puerto Rico
619:and was on
533:Gatling gun
472:in 1891 at
455:World War I
284:11 May 1922
203:Lake Itasca
1571:1892 ships
1555:Categories
1512:"Bancroft"
1371:7 February
1348:7 February
1181:"Bancroft"
947:After the
867:sea valves
768:New London
721:Curtis Bay
549:brigantine
545:barkentine
521:midshipmen
478:New Jersey
372:8 officers
364:Complement
355:14.3
344:Propulsion
44:circa 1898
1438:0043-0374
1104:Citations
1019:Karlsruhe
986:Footnotes
966:Vicksburg
964:USS
725:Baltimore
525:Annapolis
470:laid down
443:, as the
207:Minnesota
108:Laid down
1040:interned
853:scuttled
840:interned
754:vacated
729:Maryland
715:for the
684:Bancroft
680:Virginia
656:San Juan
652:Bancroft
641:Bancroft
633:Bancroft
627:and the
623:duty at
621:blockade
605:Bancroft
583:reached
581:Bancroft
561:Bancroft
541:Bancroft
529:Maryland
514:Bancroft
498:New York
494:Brooklyn
482:launched
466:Bancroft
410:Bancroft
382:Armament
273:Acquired
265:Namesake
214:Acquired
199:Namesake
156:Stricken
116:Launched
80:Namesake
74:Bancroft
38:Bancroft
1052:neutral
1042:by the
1004:collier
895:salvage
832:Germany
676:Norfolk
419:gunboat
306:Gunboat
94:Builder
86:, 17th
50:History
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1091:USCGC
1087:Itasca
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1036:KD-III
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1000:KD-III
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953:Itasca
928:and a
906:Itasca
892:Itasca
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846:tender
836:Itasca
825:Itasca
821:Itasca
787:Itasca
783:Itasca
779:'s
776:Itasca
737:Europe
709:Itasca
705:Itasca
668:Panama
625:Havana
585:Boston
555:Patrol
450:Itasca
448:USCGC
445:cutter
436:Itasca
417:steel
413:was a
320:Length
259:Itasca
257:USCGC
193:Itasca
1532:(asp)
1430:LVIII
1361:(PDF)
1338:(PDF)
981:Notes
930:Y-gun
745:Italy
601:Spain
577:Spain
434:USRC
352:Speed
336:Draft
191:USRC
1544:2013
1520:2013
1497:ISBN
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1455:ISBN
1434:ISSN
1417:2013
1386:ISBN
1373:2024
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1050:was
1017:SMS
1007:Farn
998:The
881:hold
617:Cuba
575:and
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328:Beam
302:Type
289:Fate
254:Name
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