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
IMO number: 7742023
MMSI number: 366619000
Callsign: WRQF
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
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.
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.
USFWSPribilof was an American refrigerated cargo ship in commission in the fleet of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) from 1964 to...
cargo service to and from the Pribilof Islands, and also carried passengers and cargo to and between other communities and FWS stations in the Territory of...
Islands On the night of 3 June 1950, the FWSPribilof tender USFWS Penguin caught fire while moored at the FWS dock in Lake Union in Seattle. Before firefighters...
1917–1919 service as the "Pribilof tender." USFS Eider, "Pribilof tender" from 1919 to 1930. USFS/USFWS Penguin, "Pribilof tender" from 1930 to 1950...
United States Bureau of Fisheries from 1919 to 1940 and, as USFWS Eider, in the fleet of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from 1940 to 1942 and again in...
United States Bureau of Fisheries from 1930 to 1940 and, as USFWS Penguin, in the fleet of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from 1940 to 1950. She ran a...
States Bureau of Fisheries (BOF) fleet from 1928 to 1940. She then served as USFWS Crane in the fleet of the Fish and Wildlife Service from 1940 to 1960. After...
to 1940 and as USFWS Widgeon in the fleet of the Fish and Wildlife Service from 1940 to 1942. During World War II, she returned to U.S. Navy service from...
States Bureau of Fisheries from 1917 to 1940 and in the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as USFWS Auklet from 1940 to 1950. In 1916, the United States Congress...
Bureau of Fisheries (BOF) fleet from 1926 to 1940. She then served as USFWS Brant (FWS 523) in the fleet of the Fish and Wildlife Service from 1940 to 1953...
Alaska's shrew populations is threatened, with the possible exception of the Pribilof Island shrew. Bats are not abundant in Alaska, and are generally found...
Conservation Areas Nunivak/Etolin/Kuskokwim Habitat Conservation Area Pribilof Island Area Habitat Conservation Area Lawrence Island Habitat Conservation...
Islands Wilderness Bogoslof Wilderness (Bogoslof Island) Hagemeister Island Pribilof Islands (St. George Island, St. Paul Island, Otter Island, Walrus Island)...
Congress, Sacramento Fish and Wildlife Office. U.S Fish and Wildlife Service, 4 Mar. 2014. https://www.fws.gov/sacramento/es_species/Accounts/Mammals/D...
September 21, 2007. "Title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 65". US Government Printing Office. Archived from the original on February 17, 2012...
Global Information
United States Army
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration