That may have been the RANGER, not the RESOLUTE.
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[QUOTE=CaptDag;83800][ATTACH]2453[/ATTACH ]reference photos from my collection. enjoy[/QUOTE]
The OCEAN MARLIN was the first of that class. The OCEAN KING was the second. It had 6 storage reels on the stern to store crown, piggyback and tertiary anchor wire. (we used them mostly for halibut long lines) She was the first to have chain lockers. The The MARLIN left the yard with a Smatco 66 winch. It cratered on the first job. A few months later, they converted some ballast tanks to chain lockers and upgraded to a Smatco 84 winch.
Another impressive AHTS on that job was the AW MARTIN. Halter built, 6 cyl Storks with CP wheels.
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[QUOTE=injunear;83793]They were all built at American Can Co. The pitted metal in all plating looked like they were made from scrap iron. Poor workmanship. Plain Jane interiors.
They road well, towed excellent and at the time, the Smatco 84 winch with the water cooled drag brake was the cat’s ass for deep water anchor handling. (800 ft was extream at that time)
One williwaw we were caught in, The RESOLUTE had the 6 dog water tight hatches on the bow line lockers pushed in. The OCEAN MARLIN had the house welds ripped up on the 01 deck. I remember standing in the companionway from the engine room of the OCEAN KING watching the bulkheads twist and flex. Made my experience in the North Sea not so ominous.[/QUOTE]
I sailed on one of the ex-OCEAN class boats (Ocean Fin?) that Northland Services ran to Alaska and Northern Japan as the SEA TRADER. She was widened with sponsons to increase her container load and I think the new steel was what held her together. I was told the steel came from scrapped former navy ships and remember seeing a few mystery weld patterns that support that claim. Went to Tomakami, Japan and to Nome one trip. I think it is a dive support ship now. Isn’t there a ex-OCEAN boat in Fourchon? I thought I recognized the distinctive stack and wheelhouse.
[QUOTE=salt’n steel;83862]Isn’t there a ex-OCEAN boat in Fourchon? I thought I recognized the distinctive stack and wheelhouse.[/QUOTE]
The last I saw of an Ocean Marine boat was when I filled in a couple of weeks on the RAY or TARPON fighting the BURMA AGATE fire off Galveston.
The last time I was in Fourchon, there was only 1 dock that would service 2 boats at a time. There were 2 old submursible rigs that we would tie up to. Our entertainment was an old run down trailerhouse bar. From the photos, things have improved!
ex ocean boat in Fourchon is the Kevin Gros-ex: Ocean Fin,Seacor Star
ex Ocean marlin, now Sea trader. was lengthen and widen for container service now in alaska as some type of seafood industry support vessel.
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[QUOTE=CaptDag;83885]ex ocean boat in Fourchon is the Kevin Gros-ex: Ocean Fin,Seacor Star
ex Ocean marlin, now Sea trader. was lengthen and widen for container service now in alaska as some type of seafood industry support vessel.
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Thanks for the photos, it looks a lot different from 1993 but looks good with the masts and booms. A challenging job working small freighters in coastal Alaska.
My two short years (1998-2000) working the pumpkin patch I was working for Tidewater. I sailed on the Man-O-War, War Admiral, Laughlin Tide (which was built in 77 and had the Cat 399s) , Top Gun, and the High Gun. Yall was talking about being sea sick on some the only time I got sick was on the High Gun. It rolled and twisted in ways I didn’t know a vessel could.