Geschichte
This freighter was built in 1900 by Wolf & Zwicker Iron Works in Portland, OR.
Historische Notizen
The H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest states (Pp488) that "On 27/01/1941 this vessel ran hard aground on Susan Rocks in Milbanke Sound, 125 miles south of Prince Rupert. Her 23 passengers and part of her 38 crew were taken off by the USS Charleston. Captain Williamson and a small crew stayed aboard for a time but salvage attempts by the Pacific Salvage Co. (Salvage Chieftain), Victoria BC failed when this vesselslipped off the rocks and sank in 90 feet of water. This vessel was eventually beached at Prince Rupert in July after having been suspended from four large scows by cables and still submerged 35 feet." Kyle Stubbs (British Columbia Nautical History Facebook Group 04/11/2016) states that "After Army service, this vessel ended her life as a cargo vessel in the Philippines under the names Bisayas, Melleza, and Regina before being broken up in Hong Kong in 1956."
Eigentümer & Kapitäne
In 1900-1941 she was owned by the Alaska Packers Association, San Francisco CA.
In 1940-1941 she was under charter to the United States Navy for transport services to Alaska bases.
In 1942 she served with the part of 803rd AMSR Co. as a Seacraft Repair Ship.
She was U.S. Coast Guard crewed with Army in administrative and operational control as well as providing the repair detachments, the Army Marine Ship Repair Company (AMSR CO.).
She first served in the Aleutians, was declared surplus while at Mariveles, Philippines and turned over to the Foreign Liquidation Commission in February 1946, reverted to U. S. Army Forces, Western Pacific (AFWESPAC) in April 1946, but was not used as a repair ship after being declared surplus.
Kapitäne
Captain W.W. Williamson (1941);
Namensbedeutung
The Kvichak River is a large river, about 50 miles (80 km) long, in southwestern Alaska.
Remotisierung
In 1930 she was converted to diesel power - with two Atlas 1,000hp diesel engines.
Referenzen
- en.wikipedia.org ↗
- The H.W. McCurdy Marine History of the Pacific Northwest
- Merchant Vessels of the United States (1910)
- Merchant Vessels of the United States (1935)
