Show The Practice Cruiser Bancrott Lnnchnd ELIZABETH N J April 30The prae I tice cruiser Bancroft was successfully launched today from Samuel L Moore Son companys yard at Elizabethport 0 aJ Assistant Secretary Toby Commodoro Melville chief of the engineering bureau of the navy and other distinguished government gov-ernment officials were present Miss Mary Frances Moore daughter of Miller P Moore a member of the firm christened the vessel The Bancroft which is for the use of the Bancroft cadets at Annapolis is a steel screw propeller pro-peller barkentine rigged 187 feet 6 inches in length and 32 feet breadth of beam The main armament consists of 4inch rapid fire breachloading guns and an auxiliary battery two Gpounders two 3pounders one 1poundor one37rim revolving cannon I and ono Catling gun She will be ready for her trip in three months |