North (Ketchikan, Alaska) off Quadra Island, BC; June 20, 2021;

ex Crane F7WL; (till 1960s);
ex Brapo;
ex Crane;
ex Fishen Five:
ex Belle;
ex Patricia (1970s till 1978);
built 1928 by J.C. Johnson Boat Works, Port Blakely, WA;
L x B x D: 30 x 6.10 x 4 m; 134 gt.;
USCG Doc. #: 284723;

originally built for the US Bureau of Fisheries as a fisheries
enforcement vessel for use in Alaskan waters;
vessel continued in service with the Fish and Wildlife Service
upon its creation in 1940, until transferred to the Alaska
Department of Fish and Game in 1960;
1960: sold into private ownership for $12,000;
vessel changed hands multiple times and wore several different names;
1971: sold for $25,000 and restored at a reported cost of $300,000;
1975: her original name restored and vessel used for fishing for many years;
2003: sold for $159,000 and restored for a second time; offering
cruises in Southeast Alaska and serving as a tender to gillnet boats;