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Description:
Another World War II veteran seen in Seattle on March 10th, 2009. Originally built as FS-289 for the US Army, she later became USNS New Bedford (T-AKL-17), and later torpedo test vessel IX-308 until stricken in 1995 and converted to a fishing vessel.
Type: Long-liner
Owner: Seawind Fisheries Group LLC
Length: 177 feet
Beam: 32 feet
Tonnage: 572 GRT
Year of Build: 1944
Builder: Wheeler Shipbuilding, Whitestone, NY
Former Name: Ghost, USNV New Bedford, USNS New Bedford, FS-289
For a good example of her original design, her sister ship FS-313 still maintains a mostly original configuration ( Search for IMO: 9069645).
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