US FWS Pribilof
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US FWS Pribilof was an American refrigerated cargo ship in commission in the fleet of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) from 1964 to 1970 and, as NOAAS Pribilof, in the fleet of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration′s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) from 1970 to 1975. She ran a cargo service between Seattle, Washington, and the Pribilof Islands – the last of the United States Government "Pribilof tenders" to carry out this function – and also made USFWS and NMFS research cruises in the Pribilofs.
United States Army | |
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Name | United States Army FSR-791 |
Builder | Higgins Industries, New Orleans, Louisiana |
Completed | 1954 |
In service | 1954 |
Fate | Transferred to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 1964 |
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | |
Name | US FWS Pribilof |
Namesake | Pribilof Islands |
Acquired | From United States Army 1964 |
Commissioned | 1964 |
Homeport | Seattle, Washington |
Fate | Transferred to U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 3 October 1970 |
Notes | Operated and maintained by Fish and Wildlife Service′s Bureau of Commercial Fisheries 1964–1970 |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | |
Name | NOAAS Pribilof |
Namesake | Previous name retained |
Acquired | From U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 3 October 1970 |
Decommissioned | 1975 |
Homeport | Seattle, Washington |
Identification |
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Fate | Sold 1975 |
Status | Extant 2013 as commercial factory ship |
Notes | Operated and maintained by NOAA′s National Marine Fisheries Service 1970–1975 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Refrigerated cargo ship |
Tonnage | 1,187 gross tons |
Length | 223 ft (68 m) |
Beam | 38.5 ft (11.7 m) |
Draft | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
Propulsion | Two 700-hp (592-kw) White-Superior Nationals diesel engines; three auxiliary engines |
Speed | 11 knots (20 km/h) (average) |
Range | 8,400 nautical miles (15,600 km) |
Crew | 19 (in 1973) |
Notes | Equipped with refrigeration capabilities |
Prior to her USFWS service, Pribilof was the United States Army cargo ship FSR-791. After the NMFS decommissioned her, she operated as a commercial cargo ship and later as a commercial factory ship.