Laurel, 1891

Feb. 6, 2021
PRINT | E-MAIL

Laurel, 1891


A Mediterranean evergreen tree (Laurus nobilis) having aromatic, simple leaves and small blackish berries. Also called bay, bay laurel; Also called sweet bay.  A shrub or tree, such as the mountain laurel, having a similar aroma or leaf shape.  Also a wreath of laurel conferred as a mark of honor in ancient times upon poets, heroes, and victors in athletic contests.


Builder:  

Length: 

Beam: 

Draft: 

Displacement: 

Cost: $

Commissioned: 1891 

Decommissioned: 1898

Disposition: ?

Machinery: 

Performance & Endurance:

        Max: 
        Cruising:

Deck Gear: 

Complement: 

Armament: None


Tender History:

The United States Lighthouse Service steam launch Laurel was launched on 25 June 1891 and served until 1898.


Sources:

Douglas Peterson.  United States Lighthouse Service Tenders, 1840-1939. Annapolis: Eastwind Publishing, 2000.