Bancroft (motor vessel) explained
| -- commercial vessels --> | +Bancroft| Ship Builder: | City of Baltimore | | Ship Launched: | 1925 |
| Ship Length: | 28.7feet | | Ship Beam: | 8.6feet | | Ship Draft: | 2.6feet |
| Embed: | yes | | Bancroft (motor vessel) | | Location: | Fell's Point, Baltimore, Maryland | | Coordinates: | 39.2817°N -76.5917°W | | Map Width: | 300 | | Built: | 1925 | | Architect: | Baltimore City Bureau of Harbors | | Architecture: | Glass-cabin launch | | Added: | 27 March 1980 | | Refnum: | 80001780 |
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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.[1]
Bancroft was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
External links
- , including photo from 1973, at Maryland Historical Trust
Notes and References
- Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Bancroft (motor vessel). March 1979. 2016-04-01 . H. Roland Reed. Maryland Historical Trust.
