Geschichte
This barge was built in 1945 by Patton-Blinn Lumber Co. in Vernon, CA.
Historische Notizen
George Schneider writes (27Apr26): The Army designation BK stood for a "Knock-down barge," that is, a deckhouse barge whose deckhouse could be collapsed onto the deck for shipment overseas stacked as deck cargo and then reassembled. This one obviously never went overseas, and was sold to associates of the Everingham Brothers Bait Company, who established the first company to sell live bait to fishermen on the West Coast. Although various investors are shown as her owners over the years, she remains the shed at the Everingham Brothers floating facility into 2026.
Eigentümer & Kapitäne
In 1945 she was owned by the U. S. Army.
In 1945-47 she was owned by the U. S. Navy.
In 1948 she was owned by the Westgate Sea Products Co., San Diego CA USA.
In 1958-65 she was owned by Charles D. Everingham, San Diego CA USA.
In 2022-2025 she was owned by USA interests.
Referenzen
- Merchant Vessels of the United States (1948)
- Merchant Vessels of the United States (1965)
- cgmix.uscg.mil ↗ (website viewed 14/11/2022)
- Army Ships and Watercraft by David H. Grover
