Story
This freighter was built in 1908 by Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co. Ltd..
Historical Notes
In 1953 this vessel was broken up.
Owners & Masters
In 1908-1928 she was owned by Matson Navigation Co., San Francisco CA USA.
In 1928-1945 she was owned by Alaska Packers Association, San Francisco CA.
In 1940-1941 she was chartered by the War Shipping Administration.
In 1942 she was re-acquired by the War Shipping Administration, June 12, 1942 and chartered to the US War Department for the United States Army Quartermaster Corps.Later she was allocated to the United States Army Transportation Corps.
In 1946 she was returned to the Alaska Packers Association.
Name Significance
Chirikof Island is located in the Gulf of Alaska approximately 80 miles southwest of Kodiak Island. Name for Aleksei Ilyich Chirikof (December 24, 1703 – June 4, 1748) a Russian navigator and captain who along with Bering was the first Russian to reach North-West coast of North America.
References
- Lloyd's Register Vol. 1 1926-1927
- Lloyd's Register Vol. 1 1944-1945
- Merchant Vessels of the United States (1935)
- www.navsource.org ↗ (website viewed 26/01/2023)
