Geschichte
This buoy & lighthouse tender was built in 1940 by Moore Dry Dock Co. in Oakland, CA.
Historische Notizen
Several efforts to preserve her as a museum all fell short of expectations.
In 2015-2019 she had cheap mooring in Little Potato Slough in the San Francisco Bay Area near Stockton CA, but when vessels there began to sink from neglect and were costly to the City to remove, Stockton legally evicted Fir and the remaining vessels. After being put under flag of convenience as Vladimir (Sao Tome) and Fir 212 (Mongolia) she was sold for scrap and was beached at Alang, India on 9 April 2026.
Eigentümer & Kapitäne
In 1940-1991 she was owned by the United States Coast Guard.
In 1991-1997 she was owned by Friends of the Fir, Seattle WA.
In 1997 she was owned by the U. S. Maritime Administration.
In 2002-2008 she was owned by Liberty Maritime, Sacramento CA.
In 2012 she was owned by Curt Lind, San Francisco CA.
In 2017 she was owned by The Lighthouse Project.
Namensbedeutung
Buoy tenders were normally named for trees and shrubs.
Remotisierung
1951 Refitted with two 4-cylinder 675 HP Fairbanks-Morse 38 8-1/8 Diesel engines
Referenzen
Coast Guard Cutters & Craft of WWII by Scheina, Merchant Vessels of the United States Annual digital data files, 2005-2017, cgmix.uscg.mil ↗ (Accessed 10 May 2026), eMail from K Stubbs 11 May 2026.
