USFS Penguin
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Not to be confused with US FWS Penguin II or USS Penguin.
USFS Penguin was an American cargo liner in commission in the fleet of the United States Bureau of Fisheries from 1930 to 1940 and, as US FWS Penguin, in the fleet of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service from 1940 to 1950. She ran a passenger-cargo service between Seattle, Washington, and the Pribilof Islands, and provided transportation between the two inhabited Pribilofs, Saint Paul Island and St. George Island. She also carried passengers, supplies, and provisions to destinations on the mainland of the Territory of Alaska and in the Aleutian Islands. She occasionally supported research activities in Alaskan waters and the North Pacific Ocean.
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USFS Penguin in 1931 | |
U.S. Bureau of Fisheries | |
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Name | USFS Penguin |
Namesake | Penguin |
Builder | Ballard Marine Railway Company, Seattle, Washington |
Launched | 8 January 1930 |
Completed | 1930 |
Commissioned | Spring 1930 |
Homeport | Seattle, Washington |
Identification |
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Fate | Transferred to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 30 June 1940 |
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service | |
Name | US FWS Penguin |
Namesake | Previous name retained |
Acquired | From U.S. Bureau of Fisheries 30 June 1940 |
Decommissioned | 1950 |
Homeport | Seattle, Washington |
Fate |
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United Kingdom | |
Name | MV Carib Queen |
Owner | H. O. Merren |
Acquired | 1957 |
Homeport | Georgetown, Cayman Islands |
Status | Extant 1957 as commercial passenger ship |
General characteristics (as Bureau of Fisheries/Fish and Wildlife Service cargo liner) | |
Type | Cargo liner |
Tonnage | 394 GRT |
Length | 130 ft (40 m) |
Beam | 27 ft (8.2 m) |
Draft | 17 ft 10 in (5.44 m) |
Propulsion | Two 400 horsepower (300 kW) 6-cylinder, direct-reversible Union full diesel engines, two shafts |
Speed | 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) |
Range | 4,000 nmi (7,400 km; 4,600 mi) |
Capacity | 160 tons of cargo |
Sensors and processing systems | Fathometer (installed 1936) |
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