The Black Douglas
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| Photgraphed in 1962 in San Diego, California |
Fish
and Wildlife Service Ship BLACK DOUGLAS. This vessel was used for
CALCOFI cruises off California and Baja California.
The Black Douglas kept it's name and it's hull and little else for
war time service. In 1942 a new 600HP turbo-charged Enterprise
Engine from Seattle, Washington was installed. The large deckhouse
structure was added with a gun on the bow. The masts and bowsprit
were removed, also. Unlike TeVega, the sails didn't contribute that
much to speed. The Black Douglas' basic configuration was not
altered much until 1972.
"Designation: PYc-45 Black Douglas
IX-55 Black Douglas Class" It had a class of it's own.
"HULL
131 BLACK DOUGLAS
3-Masted Staysail Auxiliary Schooner Yacht for
Robert Roebling.
150'long, 32'beam, 17'-7 1/2"depth, 12'draft,
displacement 331 light ship, 416 full load, 3-masted staysail
schooner with 2 auxilary diesel engines, 325 horsepower, masts
reaching 116' above deck, 9111 sguare feet of canvas, 60 tons of
ballast. Keel laid November 22,1929, launched June 9,1930, delivered
July 29,1930. Transferred to the United States Navy in 1942 for
World War II. Designated PYc-45 and assigned to submarine duty off
the Pacific Northwest coast. Returned to owners October 1944. Later
to United States Fish and Wildlife Service as a research vessel. To
Bureau of Fisheries in 1960 as a research vessel."
Laid down 22 November 1929 as the 3-masted Staysail Auxiliary
Schooner Black Douglas by Bath Iron Works, Bath, ME
Launched 9
June 1930
Delivered 29 July 1930
Sold to the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service in September 1941
Acquired by the Navy in 1942
and classified as a Miscellaneous Unclassified Auxiliary, IX-55
Placed in service as USS Black Douglas (IX 55), 18 April 1942
Reclassified a Coastal Patrol Yacht, PYc-45, 8 April 1943
Commissioned USS Black Douglas (PYc 45), 19 April 1943
Decommissioned 20 September 1944 at Puget Sound Navy Yard
Returned to the Fish and Wildlife Service 4 October 1944
Struck
from the Navy Register 14 October 1944
Transferred to the Bureau
of Fisheries in 1960 as a research vessel
Sold in 1972 to the
George Stoll family, owners of the Flint School in Sarasota, FL and
renamed teQuest
Sold in 1982 tp a group of investors and renamed
Aquarius
Renamed Aquarius W
Renamed El Boughaz I by her new
owner, the King of Morocco, and is often spotted around Marseille,
France
She is presently up for sale at a price of $6,000,000 -
$7,000,000. This price is a little high for the amount of yacht, but
she now carries a $1-2 million "HISTORICAL" premium (When?)
Fate
unknown.
Specifications:
Displacement 371 t.
Length 133' 5"
Beam 32'
Draft 12'
Speed 9.5 kts.
Armament: Four .50 cal.
machine guns
Propulsion: Sail (9,111 square feet of canvas) and
two 325hp Cooper Bessemer auxiliary diesel engines, later changed to
a 400hp Enterprise diesel engine, and now equipped with two 290hp
Volvo diesel engines, one shafts.
See also:
Ships named Douglas
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