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Photographer:
Kyle Stubbs [ View profile ]
Title:
Betsy Ross
Location:
Astoria, United States
Photo Category:
Training Ships
Added:
Jul 22, 2009
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Image Resolution:
3,072 x 2,304

Description:

An old Army ship now operated by the Inland Boatman's Union and used as a training vessel.

Length: 176 ft
Tonnage: 560 tons
Year of Build: 1944
Location: Camden, ME
Former Name: FS-313

Seen at Astoria, Oregon in June of 2008

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Current name:
BETSY ROSS

Former name(s):

 -  Fs 313 (Until 2006 Jan)

 -  Fp 313 (Until 1945 Jan)

Current flag:
Panama
Callsign:
HO3793
IMO:
9069645
Build year:
1944
Builder:
Mathis Yacht Building - Camden Nj, U.s.a.
Manager:
Betsy Ross - Dania Fl, U.s.a.
Owner:
Betsy Ross - Dania Fl, U.s.a.
Vessel Type:
General Cargo
Gross tonnage:
560 tons
Summer DWT:
850 tons
Photos:
8 photos by 7 photographers

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General cargo ships built 1940-1949 (Under 3000gt) - 6 photos

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foggy

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Theo Van Loon

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U Beutekamp

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John Wilson

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Kyle Stubbs

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Spotted her at anchor in Port Vila, Vanuatu last month (Jul 2014 - see my photo). Equasis shows her status as "In Casualty Or Repairing (since 19/02/2015)"
Apparently there was a fatal explosion on her earlier this year in Fiji - see http://fijione.tv/investigators-still-not-allowed-on-betsy-ross-vessel/

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I had the pleasure of working on the T.S.Betsy Ross back in the 90's for about 2 years. She was a sight to see. Memories I will never forget.

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I was told a crew member said she was involved with oil exploration here in the Kingdom of Tonga which seems unlikely since it is unlikely these small mid-Pacific islands bordering very deep ocean could hold many reserves. More possible she may be tangentially involved with deep sea bed minerals as explorations that are going on in the Tonga EEZ near the edge of the Tongan trench. Have heard some local Tongans speculate she may be involved in the international illicit drug trade that has popped up in Tonga in the past year or so, but this is simply local talk.

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She has been solitary anchored in Vaipua Bay (not normally a ship anchorage area), Vava'u Island, Kingdom of Tonga (400 miles west of Fiji) for months now. She has a small crew on board but otherwise appears inactive.

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US Army Camano-class light cargo ship FS 313 built October 1944 by John H. Mathis Co. Camden, N.Y. # 151
So there is a complete nonsense in Admin Info: built 1944 in German occupied Serbian town of Sremska Mitrovica???

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She has been sitting at anchor in La Paz Bay, Mexico for more than two years and finally left last night. According to the crew they were headed to the Marquesas. However, last year they said they were fixing her up to become an adventure boat off the coast of Africa. Didn't look like they were doing too much work on her over the last couple years.

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I was just in LaPaz, Mexico for a week and the Betsy Ross was anchored about a thousand yards, or more, off the beach from where I was staying. I was told she was originally a US Army vessel and my interest was up. I kayaked out around her and looked her over, no sign of life on board. I could see the gun tubs where some type of AA weapons were mounted and the government designation still visible. A proud old vet still!

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It appears she is currently for sale, with an asking frice of 1 million USD.
Seen here: http://www.caagal.com/boats/full_preview/298

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What a beauty!

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I'm sort of confused by this boat. The Tongue Point Seaman program say they sold this boat years ago. Various internet reports say this was sold to an outfit that was going to turn it into a cruise ship for South Africa. Which sounds really strange, but there are cached traces of a website for that. I talked to an instructor on 8/14/09 and he said this boat is at Port Astoria, and is been modified for a sail, and is supposed to be going to Mexico for refit, then to South Africa. He also says it looks really rough now. Inland Boatman's seems to make no mention of her. It would be nice to know though. She appears to be one of a kind as far as Army FS ships. Most are well butchered or gone.

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She is still anchored in La Paz Bay, Baja, Mexico. Had been here for several months, then disappeared for a month and then has been back for several months. Crew of 3 aboard. Flying South African flag. They are busy working on it, painting, etc. Clearly does not look like they are converting it to cruise ship. Shark cage sitting on the deck.

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Yeah, I tried to figure out her current status, also, and wound of confused. However, as of two weeks ago, she was still sitting pier-side in Astoria in, as far as I could tell, the same state as the photo.

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I have no idea what is up with her, but she showed up in San Diego about a week ago. that is Sept 15, 2009. The hull is no longer white, but rather a med grey and in need of a new paint job. Other than that she looks perty good all things considered. She is at a secure pier and did not see anyone on deck we could talk to get more information.

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