Chacon was a 65 ft (20 m) commercial vessel built in Tacoma Washington by Johnson and Waughbo in 1918. Built for service in Ketchikan Alaska as a cannery tender and tug boat, Chacon was powered by an 85 hp Frisco Standard gasoline engine.
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| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Chacon, MV Chacon |
| Namesake | Cape Chacon Alaska |
| Ordered | 1918 |
| Builder | Tacoma, Washington |
| Launched | 1918 |
| Completed | 1918 |
| In service | 1918-1937 |
| Out of service | 1937 |
| Homeport | Ketchikan, Alaska |
| Identification | 215992 |
| Fate | Lost at Sea |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | cannery tender |
| Displacement | 53 long tons (54 t) Gross |
| Length | 65 ft (20 m) |
| Beam | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Draft | Unknown |
| Depth of hold | 7.6 ft (2.3 m) |
| Propulsion | Single Screw Propeller |
| Complement | 6 |
Chacon was originally owned by the Sawyer and McKay Company, owners of several fish traps near Ketchikan.[1] Chacon was later sold to Ed J. Williams [2] and operated as a mail and passenger boat. On April 13, 1937, Chacon was lost at sea in a gale at Cape Mudge. Her crew of six were rescued.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Many New Fishing Vessels are Launched". Pacific Motor Boat. Seattle, Washington. April 1, 1918. hdl:2027/nyp.33433069082836. Retrieved November 6, 2015.
- ^ Annual Fifty-First Annual List of Merchant Vessels of the United States (PDF) (Report). Department of Commerce, Bureau of Navigation. 1936.
- ^ Alaska State Library Historical Collections - Juneau p. 34 http://library.alaska.gov/hist/hist_docs/docs/ms010/ms10_juneau_historical_subjects_files_Mc&M.pdf
Further reading
edit- [https://books.google.com/books?id=tHNaAAAAYAAJ&dq=chacon+cannery+tender&pg=RA3-PA106 Advertisement from 1919 issue of Pacific Motor Boat Magazine shows a picture of Chacon.
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