226:
130:
124:
53:
681:
941:. The Fish and Wildlife Service had hoped to exploit her fish hold by allowing her to harvest fish and bring them in for sale like a commercial trawler, with the proceeds going to defray some of the cost of operating her. This proved impractical, however, the idea was abandoned after her first few voyages, and financial shortfalls began to plague her operating schedule. In 1950 she had to suspend operations in September. In February 1951, the Fish and Wildlife Service loaned her to the
590:
283:
905:
953:
contract, and this provided the funding to allow her to resume operations. In 1952 the Fish and
Wildlife Service operated her itself under a similar contract. She finally returned to fisheries research in March 1953. She again ceased operations due to funding shortfalls in September 1953 and was tied
974:
resources of the northwest
Atlantic. Her work laid the foundation for a broader and more intensive program of investigation of the fisheries of the area, developing knowledge required for intelligent management of the fisheries, and improving understanding of the relation of environmental conditions
965:
s new Bureau of
Commercial Fisheries as a result of a 1956 reorganization of the Fish and Wildlife Service's activities. During her active life she made 128 fisheries research and oceanographic cruises off New England and in adjacent areas. Much of her work related to the program of the
38:
895:
had accommodations for 35 personnel. Her standard complement was 21 (later reduced to 18) crew members and six scientists, and she had living quarters for an additional eight personnel, either additional crew members or additional scientists, as required on a particular voyage.
771:, the ship underwent another lengthy process of conversion to transform her from a patrol vessel into a fisheries research ship as previously intended. After this finally was completed, she was commissioned into service with the Fish and Wildlife Service as
874:; it had a large work table, chairs, a bench, and shelves, and early in her career served as an office for scientists conducting the preliminary study of data collected at sea, although it later was filled with electronic equipment related to underwater
816:
with 600 fathoms (3,600 feet; 1,100 meters) of 7/8-inch (2.22-cm) wire on each of its two drums, allowing her to trawl in waters up to 200 fathoms (1,200 feet; 370 meters) deep. She had a fish
635:
1225:
967:
1039:
1215:
983:
755:, lacked the stability to be used as the Coast Guard had intended. Her brief service as a Coast Guard vessel thus ended on 22 August 1944, when the Coast Guard
930:
802:
1220:
1086:
748:
970:, which was concerned with the regulation of the fisheries in the area, and made substantial contributions to the study of the use of the
929:. Her first scientific cruise began on 17 May 1948, and she operated fairly consistently until September 1949 on survey work on the
647:
1047:
542:
961:
resumed fisheries research and operated continually until March 1959, coming under the control of the Fish and
Wildlife Service
978:
Faced with increasing maintenance and operational costs for the aging ship, the Bureau of
Commercial Fisheries decommissioned
720:, which oversaw her conversion for the Coast Guard, made radical changes to the ship, lengthening her to 179 feet (55 meters)
942:
650:, which assigned her to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for conversion to and operation as the fisheries research ship
1210:
881:
The ship had hydrographic booms and winches on her bridge deck on both her port and starboard sides. The booms had
858:
sink suitable for handling and examining fish, and had two small sinks in cabinets on its outside bulkheads for
809:
in the standard Boston trawler layout, although she was much longer than most such ships. She had an electric
225:
662:
743:, the first Coast Guard ship of the name, on 6 April 1944, the submarine threat had largely abated, and
1172:
1094:
129:
946:
562:
184:
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to determine what sizes worked best to allow undersized fish to escape, and in hydrographic work on
950:
716:, and she was transferred to the U.S. Coast Guard that year for conversion to a patrol vessel. The
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113:
545:
from 1948 to 1959. Prior to her Fish and
Wildlife Service career, she operated as the commercial
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505:
783:
498:
492:
426:
35 personnel: 21 (later 18) crew, 6 scientists, and accommodation for 8 additional personnel
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666:
655:
162:
155:
1147:
8:
1205:
957:
In
January 1954 the Fish and Wildlife Service obtained new funds for her operations, and
882:
828:, one of which could freeze fish quickly and maintain a temperature of minus 20 degrees
732:
717:
619:
613:
518:
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her. The Coast Guard transferred her back to the Fish and
Wildlife Service that year.
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467:
388:
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were attached which regulated the distance of the lowering wire from the rail.
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27:
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787:
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411:
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334:
922:
575:, in commission from April to August 1944. She was wrecked in Cuba as
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511:
20:
836:), while the other held temperatures at about 32 degrees F (0 degrees C).
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and the U.S. Bureau of
Fisheries from 1882 to 1921, and her successor
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843:
713:
672:, in commission with the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries from 1926 to 1932.
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415:
26:"Albatross III" redirects here. For the German fighter aircraft, see
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870:, a dry laboratory, was aft of the wet laboratory and doubled as a
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725:
377:
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933:, in experiments with the selectivity of various sizes of mesh in
1093:. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from
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833:
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equipment, and installing armament and other military equipment.
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535:
331:
37:
968:
International
Commission for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries
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94:
975:
to the productivity of the fishery resources in the area.
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in March 1959. In November that year she was sold to the
643:
850:, opened onto both the port and starboard decks through
661:, a famed fisheries research ship in service with the
1226:
Ships of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service
675:
1116:
1006:in the ownership of Enos Shipping Corporation and
793:
698:entered World War II on 7 December 1941. By 1942,
275:Transferred to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 1944
584:
1216:World War II patrol vessels of the United States
1197:
763:United States Fish and Wildlife Service career
735:into Coast Guard service as the patrol vessel
990:, Massachusetts, headed by Joseph T Gelinas.
709:were badly needed to deal with threats from
1046:. United States Coast Guard. Archived from
1013:On 28 March 1969 the ship was wrecked on
993:
820:with a capacity of 50,000 pounds (22,680
1140:
903:
679:
648:United States Department of the Interior
588:
19:For other ships with the same name, see
543:United States Fish and Wildlife Service
376:Three diesel motor-generator sets, 140
1221:Ships of the United States Coast Guard
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921:s career focused on the fisheries and
846:just aft of the trawl winch. One, her
195:Transferred from U.S. Coast Guard 1944
663:U.S. Commission of Fish and Fisheries
646:). She came under the control of the
279:
223:
120:
49:
943:Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
705:s conversion was well underway, but
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1027:
949:, Massachusetts, for work under an
13:
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14:
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676:United States Coast Guard service
308:Enos Shipping Corporation (1963)
281:
224:
128:
122:
51:
36:
794:Fisheries research capabilities
557:and briefly saw service during
493:3-inch (76.2-mm) 50-caliber gun
316:Wrecked 28 March 1969
1165:
600:The ship was built in 1926 by
585:Construction and early history
433:(as Coast Guard patrol vessel)
134:U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
16:U.S. fisheries research vessel
1:
1020:
612:, as the 140-foot (43-meter)
842:had two laboratories on her
636:General Seafoods Corporation
323:(as fisheries research ship)
78:General Seafoods Corporation
7:
10:
1242:
1211:Ships built in Bath, Maine
25:
18:
824:) of fish on ice and two
731:By the time the ship was
563:United States Coast Guard
430:
320:
230:United States Coast Guard
44:
35:
951:Office of Naval Research
778:on 19 March 1948 at the
640:United States Government
431:General characteristics
321:General characteristics
1044:USCG Historian's Office
506:depth charge projectors
459:24 ft (7.3 m)
451:179 ft (55 m)
368:12 ft (3.7 m)
360:24 ft (7.3 m)
352:179 ft (55 m)
994:Later history and loss
912:
854:, had in its center a
767:Returning to the name
691:
630:fished the waters off
597:
984:Island Steamship Line
907:
747:, although she had a
683:
634:until 1939, when the
592:
541:in commission in the
1174:Casualty Return 1969
883:mechanical travelers
832:(minus 28.9 degrees
654:. She was named for
380:of 110-volt DC power
1127:Miramar Ship Index
1040:"Bellefonte, 1944"
954:up at Woods Hole.
913:
885:to which lowering
718:United States Navy
692:
598:
219:Sold November 1959
1050:on 10 August 2021
1002:had been renamed
931:New England Banks
925:of the northwest
669:Albatross II
526:
525:
165:Albatross II
1233:
1190:
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1083:
1060:
1059:
1057:
1055:
1036:
964:
920:
866:work. Her other
805:, with her deck
780:Boston Fish Pier
704:
690:
638:sold her to the
556:
501:/80-caliber guns
289:
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185:U.S. Coast Guard
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33:
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1129:
1115:
1114:
1110:
1100:
1098:
1087:"Albatross III"
1085:
1084:
1063:
1053:
1051:
1038:
1037:
1028:
1023:
996:
962:
918:
902:
900:Service history
856:stainless steel
796:
765:
724:, removing her
702:
688:
678:
656:USFC/USFS
602:Bath Iron Works
587:
549:
547:fishing trawler
468:Fairbanks-Morse
432:
389:Fairbanks-Morse
373:Installed power
322:
287:
282:
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229:
183:Transferred to
156:USFC/USFS
133:
123:
121:
114:U.S. Government
87:Bath Iron Works
57:
52:
50:
31:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
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1097:on 23 May 2017
1061:
1025:
1024:
1022:
1019:
995:
992:
927:Atlantic Ocean
901:
898:
848:wet laboratory
803:Boston trawler
795:
792:
764:
761:
757:decommissioned
707:patrol vessels
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583:
524:
523:
522:
521:
515:
508:
502:
495:
487:
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277:
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269:
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267:22 August 1944
265:
264:Decommissioned
261:
260:
257:
253:
252:
249:
245:
244:
237:
233:
232:
221:
220:
217:
213:
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209:
208:Decommissioned
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152:
148:
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71:
65:
61:
60:
47:
46:
42:
41:
28:Albatros D.III
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1238:
1227:
1224:
1222:
1219:
1217:
1214:
1212:
1209:
1207:
1204:
1203:
1201:
1176:
1175:
1168:
1153:
1152:The Wrecksite
1149:
1143:
1128:
1123:
1121:
1112:
1096:
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1088:
1082:
1080:
1078:
1076:
1074:
1072:
1070:
1068:
1066:
1049:
1045:
1041:
1035:
1033:
1031:
1026:
1018:
1016:
1011:
1009:
1005:
1001:
1000:Albatross III
991:
989:
985:
981:
980:Albatross III
976:
973:
969:
960:
959:Albatross III
955:
952:
948:
944:
940:
936:
932:
928:
924:
917:
916:Albatross III
910:
909:Albatross III
906:
897:
894:
893:Albatross III
890:
888:
884:
879:
877:
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869:
865:
861:
857:
853:
849:
845:
841:
840:Albatross III
837:
835:
831:
827:
823:
819:
815:
812:
808:
804:
800:
799:Albatross III
791:
789:
788:Massachusetts
785:
781:
777:
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775:Albatross III
770:
769:Albatross III
760:
758:
754:
751:designed for
750:
746:
742:
740:
734:
729:
727:
723:
719:
715:
712:
708:
701:
700:Albatross III
697:
696:United States
687:
682:
673:
671:
670:
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660:
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653:
652:Albatross III
649:
645:
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633:
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625:
621:
618:
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572:
567:
566:patrol vessel
564:
560:
555:
554:
548:
544:
540:
539:research ship
537:
533:
532:
531:Albatross III
520:
516:
513:
509:
507:
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496:
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485:
484:
481:
480:diesel engine
477:
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450:
447:
446:
443:
442:Patrol vessel
440:
437:
436:
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401:diesel engine
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364:
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359:
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335:research ship
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203:19 March 1948
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154:Predecessors
153:
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149:
146:
145:Albatross III
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115:
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58:United States
48:
43:
39:
34:
29:
22:
1182:. Retrieved
1173:
1167:
1155:. Retrieved
1151:
1148:"Nyleve MFV"
1142:
1130:. Retrieved
1119:
1111:
1099:. Retrieved
1095:the original
1091:NOAA History
1090:
1052:. Retrieved
1048:the original
1043:
1012:
1003:
999:
997:
979:
977:
958:
956:
935:otter trawls
923:oceanography
915:
914:
908:
892:
891:
880:
864:hydrographic
839:
838:
801:resembled a
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797:
774:
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766:
749:maerform bow
744:
738:
736:
733:commissioned
730:
699:
693:
685:
668:
657:
651:
642:for $ 1.00 (
627:
623:
599:
594:
577:
576:
570:
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559:World War II
552:
550:
530:
528:
527:
512:depth charge
341:Displacement
298:
259:6 April 1944
256:Commissioned
240:
200:Commissioned
164:
157:
144:
68:
21:RV Albatross
1010:in Panama.
852:Dutch doors
753:icebreaking
684:USCGC
632:New England
1206:1926 ships
1200:Categories
1122:(6401309)"
1021:References
1008:registered
972:groundfish
947:Woods Hole
878:research.
876:television
868:laboratory
807:fitted out
745:Bellefonte
739:Bellefonte
714:submarines
686:Bellefonte
667:USFS
614:commercial
571:Bellefonte
464:Propulsion
423:Complement
418:) cruising
385:Propulsion
241:Bellefonte
211:March 1959
163:USFS
1184:12 August
1157:12 August
1132:12 August
1101:10 August
1054:10 August
1015:Roman Key
844:main deck
741:(WYP-373)
689:(WYP-373)
658:Albatross
581:in 1969.
573:(WYP-373)
536:fisheries
519:Mousetrap
478:(600-kW)
399:(600-kW)
332:Fisheries
243:(WYP-373)
158:Albatross
101:Completed
1017:, Cuba.
998:By 1963
939:plankton
911:tied up.
860:chemical
826:freezers
726:trawling
486:Armament
472:cylinder
393:cylinder
344:525 tons
248:Acquired
192:Acquired
172:Acquired
151:Namesake
112:Sold to
1120:Harvard
988:Hyannis
872:library
773:US FWS
722:overall
628:Harvard
624:Harvard
620:trawler
595:Harvard
561:as the
553:Harvard
529:US FWS
414:(8,333
143:US FWS
83:Builder
69:Harvard
45:History
1004:Nyleve
887:blocks
784:Boston
737:USCGC
711:German
578:Nyleve
569:USCGC
534:was a
514:tracks
474:, 805-
470:seven-
448:Length
410:4,500
395:, 805-
391:seven-
349:Length
299:Nyleve
288:Panama
239:USCGC
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919:'
814:winch
811:trawl
703:'
617:steam
610:Maine
499:20 mm
407:Range
365:Draft
305:Owner
95:Maine
75:Owner
1186:2021
1159:2021
1134:2021
1103:2021
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862:and
818:hold
694:The
606:Bath
517:2 ×
510:2 ×
504:2 ×
497:2 ×
491:1 ×
456:Beam
438:Type
357:Beam
328:Type
313:Fate
294:Name
272:Fate
251:1942
236:Name
216:Fate
187:1942
180:Fate
175:1939
161:and
140:Name
116:1939
109:Fate
104:1926
91:Bath
64:Name
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297:MV
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608:,
476:hp
416:km
412:nm
397:hp
378:kW
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