Histoire
This garbage hopper vessel was built in 1945 by Bethlehem Ship Building Corp. in San Francisco, CA.
Notes historiques
George Schneider (Email to Nauticapedia 07/12/2021) stated "the former Navy garbage hopper EBB CO (297397) was just arriving with a load of live bait she’d just caught. This vessel was originally the Navy YG 47, the first of three that Everingham Bros. Bait Company has purchased over the years. It was very unusual to get a photo of her when this vessel wasn’t being swarmed with gulls and pelicans."
Propriétaires et capitaines
In 1945-1964 she was owned by the United States Navy.
In 1966-2026 she was owned by Everingham Bros. Bait Company, San Diego CA USA
Signification du nom
EBB CO (or rendered EBBCO on her hull) simply stands for her owners, the Everingham Brothers Bait Company, the first company to offer live bait for sale to recreational and commercial fishermen on the West Coast of the U. S., ca1952.
Reconstructions
Rebuilt in 1977
Références
- George Schneider (Email to Nauticapedia 07/12/2021)
- cgmix.uscg.mil ↗ (website viewed 25/12/2021)
- Merchant Vessels of the United States (1968-1989) and digital files (1992-2026)
