US FWS Pribilof

US FWS/NOAAS Pribilof
United States Army
NameUnited States Army FSR-791
BuilderHiggins Industries, New Orleans, Louisiana
Completed1954
In service1954
FateTransferred to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 1964
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
NameUS FWS Pribilof
NamesakePribilof Islands
AcquiredFrom United States Army 1964
Commissioned1964
HomeportSeattle, Washington
FateTransferred to U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 3 October 1970
NotesOperated and maintained by Fish and Wildlife Service′s Bureau of Commercial Fisheries 1964–1970
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NameNOAAS Pribilof
NamesakePrevious name retained
AcquiredFrom U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 3 October 1970
Decommissioned1975
HomeportSeattle, Washington
Identification
FateSold 1975
StatusExtant 2013 as commercial factory ship
NotesOperated and maintained by NOAA′s National Marine Fisheries Service 1970–1975
General characteristics
TypeRefrigerated cargo ship
Tonnage1,187 gross tons
Length223 ft (68 m)
Beam38.5 ft (11.7 m)
Draft16 ft (4.9 m)
PropulsionTwo 700-hp (592-kw) White-Superior Nationals diesel engines; three auxiliary engines
Speed11 knots (20 km/h) (average)
Range8,400 nautical miles (15,600 km)
Crew19 (in 1973)
NotesEquipped with refrigeration capabilities

US FWS Pribilof was an American refrigerated cargo ship in commission in the fleet of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) from 1964 to 1970 and, as NOAAS Pribilof, in the fleet of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration′s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) from 1970 to 1975. She ran a cargo service between Seattle, Washington, and the Pribilof Islands – the last of the United States Government "Pribilof tenders" to carry out this function – and also made USFWS and NMFS research cruises in the Pribilofs.

Prior to her USFWS service, Pribilof was the United States Army cargo ship FSR-791. After the NMFS decommissioned her, she operated as a commercial cargo ship and later as a commercial factory ship.