MS American Monarch is a factory stern fishing trawler. At over 6,000 GRT, the ship can process 1,200 tons of fish a day. British historian David Edgerton has noted that: "since the total global catch is 100 million tons per annum ... 300 of these ships could catch all the fish now caught worldwide".[1]
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | American Monarch |
| Owner | Resource Group International |
| Operator | American Seafoods |
| Builder | Aker Langsten, Vestnes, Norway |
| In service | 1996 |
| Homeport | Seattle |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Stern trawler |
| Tonnage | 6701 GRT |
| Length | 315 ft 8 in (96.2 m) |
| Beam |
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| Propulsion | 6580 kw |
References
edit- ^ Edgerton, David (2006). The Shock of the Old: Technology and Global History since 1900. London, U.K.: Profile Books Ltd. p. 167. ISBN 978-1-86197-296-5.