First officer of the American whaler Awashonks killed according to the newspaper The Polynesian dated 8 October 1853

An item reported that the first officer of the American whaler Awashonks Mr. Jones was killed by a whale in the Behring’s Strait and buried on the East Cape of Asia. 

German whale factory ship Unitas 1937-1945, British Empire Victory 1946-1947, South African Empire Victory 1946-1950, Abraham Larsen 1950-1957 and Japanese Nisshin Maru II 1957-after 1967

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Call sign DOTC. Owner in 1939 Jürgens Van den Bergh Margarine Verkauf Union GmbH, Bremen, Germany. Built by Deutsche Schiff-und Maschinebau A.G. Weser, Bremen, Germany as a sister ship of the Terje Viken in 1937, became after the Second World War a war reparation, renamed Empire Victory and operaed by the Ministry of Food in the 1945-1946 season, sold to the Union Whaling Co., Durban, South Africa, renamed Abraham Larsen in 1950, sold to Taiyo Gyogyo KK, Japan renamed Nisshin Maru II in 1957, converted into a fish-processing factory in 1967 active in the North Pacific and Bering Sea. Gross tonnage 21,846 tons, under deck 18,256 tons, net tonnage 11,841 tons and as dimensions 602.5 x 80.2 x 49.1 feet. 

The Soviet Nikolayev Shipyard Northern 61 Kommuna 445 according to a CIA report dated September 1967

An item reported the fenced and rail served Soviet Nikolayev Shipyard Northern 61 Kommuna 445 with as geographic coordinates 46.58.30 north and 32.00.40 east located in the north part of Nikolayev, Ukraine at both sides of the Ingul used for building of the Kashin-class DLG (1) and Sibir-class refrigerated transports.(2) The shipyard possessed 3 end-launch building slipways of which two were served by overhead bridge cranes and one by 3 cranes, a foundry, 5 quays for which 3 cranes were available , 1 floating dock, 2 floating cranes, a small marine railway and 2 fabrication, 8 shop and 55 support buildings.

Source

The report was published on www.archive.org, document number CIA-RDP78T04759A007300010035-9

Notes

1. Project 61/NATO name Kashin-class were anti-aircraft guided-missile destroyers first classified as guard ships built between 1959-1973, preceded by Kanin-class succeeded by Sovremenny-class. Design approved in 1957.

2. Served across the Sea of Japan, Sea of Ochotsk and the Bering Sea. Transport with a length of around 415 feet with 4 total cargo holds. 

American whaler Liverpool lost according to the newspaper The Polynesian dated 24 September 1853

An item reported that the at Laihana, Hawaii lying American whaler Wm. Tell stated that in the middle of July the whaler Liverpool master Swift of New Bedford struck a sunken reef off Port Clarence in the Bering Straits and bilged, refloated with the assistance of the American whaler Helen Augusta, master False of Newport. She was taken to the St. Lawrence’s Bay, condemned and set fire. Her oil was loaded on board of the Helen Augusta. 

American whaler Mary Ann spoken according to the newspaper The Polynesian dated 4 October 1851

An item referred to a list of whalers spoken or heard from in the Arctic Ocean, Bering Straits and vicinity mentioned the whaler Mary Ann master Dallmann of Fairhaven 1 killer this season.

Catch results of the American whaler Erie according to the newspaper The Polynesian dated 4 October 1851

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An item referred to a list of whalers spoken or heard from in the Arctic Ocean, Bering Straits and vicinity mentioned the whaler Erie master [Seth Mandell] Blackmer of Fairhaven 75 barrels sperm oil 1 whale this season.

Basic characteristics of a 600 feet 50 knots speed general cargo nuclear propelled submarine calculated around 1962

Speed 50 knots. Dimensions 575 (overall) x 115 (breadth of hull) x 57.5 (depth of hull) feet, 77,061 tons displacement total (T) in long tons of 2,240 pounds, leightweight included lead ballast 47,543 tons, lead ballast 13,068 tons, liquid ballast 12,810 tons free flooding water 570 tons, less liquid ballast deadweight 29,206 tons, less ballast deadweight 16,138 tons, deadweight cargo 15,800 tons, measurement 32,525 tons of cargo c 40 square feet/ton, 1,301 bale cubic x 10cubic feet cubic, 21,300 tons gross tonnage, 13,010 tons net tonnage, Horsepower 370,000 shp. Crew 75 men. Deadweight-displacement ratio 0.205.

Voyage costs excluding stevedoring and agency fees

Sea costs -dollars per day x days 1,179,400

Port costs-dollars per day x days 1,111,000

Total cost per voyage 2,290,400

There were two possible routes between the east coast of the USA-Canada and Europe.

Polar route7,425 miles, Los Angeles -San Francisco- Seattle-Vancouver(BC)-Unimak Pass-Bering Straight -North Pole- North Sea-United Kingdom-France-Denmark-Germany and return.

Canal route 8,920 miles, Vancouver (BC)-Seattle-San Francisco-Los Angeles-Panama Canal-Southampton-United Kingdom-France-Denmark-Germany and return.

Details of vessel capital costs in thousands of dollars

Hull 12,240

Hull engineering 3,440

Outfitting 4,790

Machinery (1) 156,800

Inspections&owners outfit 3,550

Engineering (8%) 14,170

Lead 4,980

Total 199,270

(1) “Although reactor costs per shaft horsepower declines in the larger sizes, this is largely offset by rising costs of propulsion machinery, reduction gears, etc”.

Manning requirement

Deck 22

Engineering 35

Stewards 18

Total 75

Source

M. Guralnick a.o. “Potential applications of nuclear energy in unusual ocean cargo carriers” in: E.E. Duckstad. Potential applications of nuclear energy in a marine environment. Washington, August 1959. 

Basic characteristics of a 600 feet40 knots knots speed general cargo nuclear propelled submarine calculated around 1962

Speed 40 knots. Dimensions 575 (overall) x 115 (breadth of hull) x 57.5 (depth of hull) feet, 77,061 tons displacement total (T) in long tons of 2,240 pounds,  leightweight included lead ballast 45,785 tons, lead ballast 17,802 tons,  liquid ballast 12,810 tons, free flooding water 570 tons, less liquid ballast deadweight 35,698 tons, less ballast deadweight 17,896 tons, deadweight cargo 17,570 tons, measurement 36,175 tons of cargo c 40 square feet/ton, 1,447 bale cubic x 10cubicfeet cubic, 21,300 tons gross tonnage, 16,580 tons net tonnage. Horsepower 194,000 shp. Crew 66 men. Deadweight-displacement ratio 0.228.

Voyage costs excluding stevedoring and agency fees

Sea costs -dollars per day x days 847,500

Port costs-dollars per day x days 682,600

Total cost per voyage 1,530,000

There were two possible routes between the east coast of the USA-Canada and Europe.

Polar route7,425 miles, Los Angeles -San Francisco- Seattle-Vancouver(BC)-Unimak Pass-Bering Straight -North Pole- North Sea-United Kingdom-France-Denmark-Germany and return.

Canal route 8,920 miles, Vancouver (BC)-Seattle-San Francisco-Los Angeles-Panama Canal-Southampton-United Kingdom-France-Denmark-Germany and return.

Details of vessel capital costs in thousands of dollars

Hull 12,240

Hull engineering 3,440

Outfitting 4,790

Machinery (1) 82,630

Inspections&owners outfit 2,060

Engineering (8%) 8,260

Lead 6,780

Total120,200

(1) “Although reactor costs per shaft horsepower declines in the larger sizes, this is largely offset by rising costs of propulsion machinery, reduction gears, etc.”

Manning requirement

Deck 22

Engineering 29

Stewards 15

Total 66

Source

M. Guralnick a.o. “Potential applications of nuclear energy in unusual ocean cargo carriers” in: E.E. Duckstad. Potential applications of nuclear energy in a marine environment. Washington, August 1959. 

Basic characteristics of a 600 feet 30 knots knots speed general cargo nuclear propelled submarine calculated around 1962

Speed 30 knots. Dimensions 575(overall) x 115 (breadth of hull) x 57.5 (depth of hull) feet, displacement total 66,061 tons(T) in long tons of 2,240 pounds,  leightweight included lead ballast 44,660 tons, lead ballast 20,401 tons, liquid ballast 12,810 tons, free flooding water 570 tons, less liquid ballast deadweight 39,422 tons, less ballast deadweight 19,021 tons, deadweight cargo 18,687 tons, 38,475 measurement tons of cargo c 40 square feet/ton, bale 1,539 cubic x 10cubicfeet cubic, 21,300 tons gross tonnage, 18,610 tons net tonnage, Horsepower 84,000 shp. Crew 60 men. Deadweight-displacement ratio 02.242.

Voyage costs excluding stevedoring and agency fees

Sea costs -dollars per day x days 606,700

Port costs-dollars per day x days 413,800

Total cost per voyage 1,020,500

There were two possible routes between the east coast of the USA-Canada and Europe.

Polar route7,425 miles, Los Angeles -San Francisco- Seattle-Vancouver(BC)-Unimak Pass-Bering Straight -North Pole- North Sea-United Kingdom-France-Denmark-Germany and return.

Canal route 8,920 miles, Vancouver (BC)-Seattle-San Francisco-Los Angeles-Panama Canal-Southampton-United Kingdom-France-Denmark-Germany and return.

Details of vessel capital costs in thousands of dollars

Hull 12,240

Hull engineering 3,440

Outfitting 4,790

Machinery (1) 36,740

Inspections&owners outfit 1,140

Engineering (8%) 4,560

Lead 7,770

Total 70,410

(1) “Although reactor costs per shaft horsepower declines in the larger sizes, this is largely offset by rising costs of propulsion machinery, reduction gears, etc”.

Manning requirement

Deck 22

Engineering 24

Stewards 14

Total 60

Source

M. Guralnick a.o. “Potential applications of nuclear energy in unusual ocean cargo carriers” in: E.E. Duckstad. Potential applications of nuclear energy in a marine environment. Washington, August 1959. 

Unidentified Japanese units in the Bering Sea sighted according to the U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary dated 12 December 1941

An item reported the sighting on 9 December of unidentified Japanese units in the Behring Sea on the position latitude 55-03 north longitude 170-15 west 200 miles north west of Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Aircraft searched without success.

Source

Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration) mr0422a. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary No. 2 Dated 12 December 1941.

Catch results of American whaler Arab according to the newspaper The Polynesian dated 4 October 1851

An item referred to a list of whalers spoken or heard from in the Arctic Ocean, Bering Straits and vicinity mentioned the whaler Arab master Sa.ll of Fairhaven 1 whale this season.

Catch results of American whaler Acushnet according to the newspaper The Polynesian dated 4 October 1851

An item referred to a list of whalers spoken or heard from in the Arctic Ocean, Bering Straits and vicinity mentioned the whaler Acushnet master Bradley of Fairhaven 5 whales this season.

American whaler Wm. Hamilton active in the Arctic Ocean according to the newspaper The Polynesian dated 4 October 1851

An item referred to a list of whalers spoken or heard from in the Arctic Ocean, Bering Straits and vicinity mentioned the whaler Wm. Hamilton master Shockley of New Bedford 1 whale this season.

American whaler Trident active in the Arctic Ocean according to the newspaper The Polynesian dated 4 October 1851

An item referred to a list of whalers spoken or heard from in the Arctic Ocean, Bering Straits and vicinity mentioned the whaler Trident master Taber of New Bedford clean.

American whaler Tameriana active in the Arctic Ocean according to the newspaper The Polynesian dated 4 October 1851

An item referred to a list of whalers spoken or heard from in the Arctic Ocean, Bering Straits and vicinity mentioned the whaler Tameriana master Shockly of New Bedford clean.

American whaler Electra visited Lahaina, Hawaii according to the newspaper The Polynesian dated 18 October 1851

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An item reported the arrival at Lahaina, Hawaii on 6 October of the American whaler Electra master Clark from the Bering Straits 16 months out 130 barrels sperm oil 2.000 barrels whale oil. 

Japanese fish meal and oil fishery in the Eastern Bering Sea in April 1966

Only one Japanese fish meal and oil fleet remained in the Eastern Bering Sea by month’s end. This fleet (composed of a factoryship and 30 trawlers) fished the Bristol Bay flat north of Unimak Island. Of the other fleet in this fishery, one returned to Japan and the second shifted to the shrimp fishery.

Source

Commercial Fisheries Review dated June 1966, p. 98.

Soviet king crab fishery in Eastern Bering Sea in April 1966

In early April three Zakharov-class factoryships accompanied by about 11 tangle nethandling trawlers entered the king crab fishery in the Eastern Bering Sea (Bristol Bay). Throughout the month the vessels concentrated on the traditional crab-fishing grounds north of Port Moller (mid-Alaska Peninsula) .

Source

Commercial Fisheries Review dated June 1966, p. 99. 

American whaler Timor visited Lahaina, Hawaii according to the newspaper The Polynesian dated 18 October 1851

Biodiversity Heritage Library

An item reported the arrival at Lahaina, Hawaii on 16 October of the American whaler Timor master Baker coming from the Bering Straits 22 months out 18 barrels sperm oil 1.700 barrels whale oil 3.000 lbs bone.

Japanese factoryship Tenyo Maru finished Bering Sea fishery in October 1965

“The 11,500- ton Japanese factoryship Tenyo Maru ended operations in the Bering Sea on October 3, 1965, and returned to Yokohama October 15. The factoryship produced 5,574 metric tons of minced fish meat and 4,781 tons of fish meal. The minced meat was contracted for sale at over 100,000 yen (US$278) a metric ton and the fish meal 73,000 yen ($203) a ton.”

Call sign JJXJ. Built byMitsubishi Jukoygo, Nagasaki, Japan in 1946. Owner Taiyo Gyoygo K.K., Toko, Japan. Gross tonnage 11,581 tons, net tonnage 7,042 tons, summer deadweight 11,891 tons and as dimensions 492.1 (between perpendiculars)-516.11 (over all) x 66.11 (moulded)-67.2 (extreme) x 39.4 x 29.8 1/4 (maximum) feet.

Sources

Commercial Fisheries Review dated January 1966 No. 1, p. 82

Lloyd Register 1967-1968.