Vessel Profile

Yutana

Yutana
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Story

This freighter was built in 1953 by Peterson, Arthur L. in Fairbanks, TA.

Owners & Masters

In 1953 she was owned by USA interests.

In 1965 she was owned by Lillian L. Black, Juneau Alska USA.

In 1971-2021 she was the second of three Discovery sternwheel riverboats operated by the Riverboat Discovery company.

She is still in use in 2021-2025 as a tour vessel on the Chena and Tanana rivers near Fairbanks, Alaska.

References

  • Merchant Vessels of the United States (1965)
  • cgmix.uscg.mil ↗ (website viewed 07/07/2022)
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