Vessel Profile

Velvet (II)

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Story

This fishboat, general was built in 1953 by Albert Jensen & Son Shipyard in Friday Harbor, WA.

Historical Notes

This vessel was a crab boat.

In 2024 she is listed by the United States Coast Guard as "sunk and non-recoverable".

Owners & Masters

In 1953 she was owned by E. & N. Peacock, Friday Harbour WA USA.

In 1965 she was owned by Pacific American Fisheries Inc., Bellingham WA USA.

She was owned by Terry Caron.

She was owned by Michael C. Ratzat.

In 2011-2019 she was owned by Guthrie Zastrow, Ketchikan AK USA.

References

  • Saltwater People Historical Society
  • Merchant Vessels of the United States (1965)
  • cgmix.uscg.mil ↗ (website viewed 10/10/2024)
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