USFS Teal
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This article is about the fishery patrol vessel. For the U.S. Navy minesweeper, see USS Teal.
USFS Teal was an American fishery patrol vessel that operated in the waters of the Territory of Alaska. She was part of the fleet of the United States Bureau of Fisheries (BOF) from 1928 to 1940. She then served as US FWS Teal in the fleet of the Fish and Wildlife Service from 1940 to 1960. After a stint in the fleet of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game from 1960 to 1966, she was sold into private service, and remained in operation as of 2016.
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USFS Teal in 1928 | |
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Name | USFS Teal |
Namesake | Teal, a name used for some ducks of the subfamily Anatinae (the dabbling ducks) |
Builder | Kruse & Banks, North Bend, Oregon |
Launched | 1927 |
Completed | 1927 |
Commissioned | 1927 or 1928 |
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Fate | Transferred to United States Fish and Wildlife Service 30 June 1940 |
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Name | US FWS Teal |
Namesake | Previous name retained |
Acquired | 30 June 1940 |
Fate | Transferred to Alaska Department of Fish and Game January 1960 |
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Name | Teal |
Namesake | Previous name retained |
Owner | Alaska Department of Fish and Game |
Acquired | January 1960 |
Fate | Sold 1966 |
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Name | Teal |
Namesake | Previous name retained |
Owner | Various private owners |
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Status | Extant 2016 |
General characteristics (as BOF fishery patrol vessel) | |
Type | Fishery patrol vessel |
Tonnage | |
Length | 78 ft (23.8 m) |
Beam | 18 ft (5.5 m) |
Draft | 6.5 ft (2.0 m) |
Propulsion | 1 x 150 hp (110 kW) six-cylinder Washington-Estep diesel engine |
Speed | 9.5 knots (17.6 km/h) (average) |
General characteristics (as private craft) | |
Propulsion | ca. 2000: 1 x 350 hp (260 kW) Cummins 855 diesel engine |
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