Bancroft (motor vessel)
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The Bancroft is a preserved glass-cabin launch
, built in 1925 by the City of Baltimore, Maryland
, United States
. She is a documented work vessel of five net tons, licensed to carry six or less passengers for hire in the coasting trade. She has a registered length of 28.7 feet, her beam is 8.6 feet, and her draft is 2.6 feet. She was used continually for pier inspection by the City of Baltimore Harbor Engineer until 1966.
The Bancroft was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1980.
Launch (boat)
A launch in contemporary usage refers to a large motorboat. The name originally referred to the largest boat carried by a warship. The etymology of the word is given as Portuguese lancha "barge", from Malay lancha, lancharan, "boat," from lanchar "velocity without effort," "action of gliding...
, built in 1925 by the City of Baltimore, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. She is a documented work vessel of five net tons, licensed to carry six or less passengers for hire in the coasting trade. She has a registered length of 28.7 feet, her beam is 8.6 feet, and her draft is 2.6 feet. She was used continually for pier inspection by the City of Baltimore Harbor Engineer until 1966.
The Bancroft was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1980.
External links
- BANCROFT (motor vessel), Baltimore City, including photo in 1973, at Maryland Historical Trust