Ship Details
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Registry #1	260140 (US)	Registry #2	LCVP-C.45420 (US Navy)	Registry #3
IMO#		MMSI#		VRN#

 

Name 1	1944	LCVP-C-45420 (U.S.S.)	Name 6
Name 2	(nk)	Tuna (VI)	Name 7
Name 3			Name 8
Name 4			Name 9
Name 5			Name 10

 

Year Built	1944	Place	Algonac	Area	MI	Country	USA

 

Designer	Andrew Higgins	Measurement (imp)	33.7' x 10.3' x 4.7'
Builder	Chris-Craft Corporation	Measurement (metric)	?m x ?m x ?m
Hull	Wood	Displacement
Gross Tonnage	9	Type 1	Landing Craft (Vehicle Personnel)
Registered Tonnage		Type 2	Passenger Vessel
Engine	165hp oil engine	Engine Manufacture	(nk)
Repower		Propulsion	Screw
Rebuilds		Call Sign
Pendant  #	LCVP-C.45420	Masters

 

Owner(s)
In 1944-1946 she was owned by the United States Navy. In 1965 she was owned by Donald B. Carr, San Francisco CA USA. In 1979 she was owned by USA interests.

 

Fate	Registry closed	Date	1978-05-27

 

Named Features
Significance of Name

 

Anecdotes
On May 27, 1978 this vessel foundered off Point Reyes CA USA.

 

References
Merchant Vessels of the United States Vol. 2 (1979);
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