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BSP-1047

Barge - Self-propelled:
  • Built in 1943 as the design 291 wooden hulled self-propelled Barge Jimbo by Martinolich Repair Basin, San Francisco, CA.
  • Launched in 1943
  • Delivered and placed in service in May 1943 designated BSP-2047
  • Placed out of service, date unknown
  • Sold in 1944 to Tridant Seabfood Corp, Seattle, WA.
  • Named Balaena II in 1991
  • 2023-2024 owned by US interests
  • Final Disposition, fate unknown
    Specifications:
    Displacement 270 t.
    Length 106'
    Beam 31'
    Draft 11'
    Speed unknown
    Range unknown
    Complement unknown
    Fuel Capacity unknown
    Propulsion
    two diesel engines 270hp.
    two shafts
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    1047
    3028104701    		 101k Ex-USAV BSP-1047 in commercial service as Trident Seafood Power Scow Balaena (II) moored at Seattle, November 2021.
    www.nauticapedia.c    		 John Spivey
    1047
    3028104702    		 50k Trident Seafood Power Scow Balaena (II) in ice, date and location unknown
    www.nauticapedia.c    		 John Spivey
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