Ships

Fishermen’s Finest manages a fleet of three catcher/processor vessels operating in the multi-species fisheries of the North Pacific and Bering Sea. We are very proud of our fleet of vessels and consider our crew and boats to be the best in the business. Our vessels are impeccably maintained and top producers in their class.

America’s Finest™

  • America’s Finest is a Skipsteknisk ST-116XL design catcher-processor vessel. It was built in Anacortes, Washington at Dakota Creek Industries (Hull #63). An engineering marvel, with the most up to date fishing/shipping technology, she joined the fleet in February of 2019.

  • Owner:  America’s Finest Fishing, LLC 

    Particulars:

    • Official No. 1276760

    • IMO No. 9765548

    • FCC Call Sign WFIK

    • Length LOA 264 feet

    • Beam (width) 51 feet

    • Registered Tonnage 3,640 Gross Tons

    • Class DNV-GL 1A1 E0 Stern Trawler, Hull Ice Class 1B

    • Steel Hull Delivered in 2019 by Dakota Creek Industries, Anacortes, WA

    • Propulsion 1 x 6,436 hp MAN 8LCR32 Tier II, ABB turbo main engine, single propeller.

    • Freezing System Ammonia, 2 x Micom 475 hp compressors, 1x Micom 125hp for RSW.

    • Product 20kg packaged blocks frozen, trawl caught, H&G flatfish, Cod, Pollock

    • Freezing Speed Core temperature to

      -20C in 75-90 min.

    • Daily production capacity

      140MT/day

      (308,560 lbs/day)

      (617,120 meals/day)

    • Cargo hold (-25C)

      55,000 cases,

      (1,200 MT)

      (2,424,400 lbs)

      (4,848,800 meals)

    • Crew Size 50

U.S. Intrepid

  • Bold, fearless, brave — words that epitomize the U.S. Intrepid. This vessel was built by Bourg Drydock in 1979. The U.S. Intrepid joined the Fishermen’s Finest fleet in 1997 and has been a leader in the Headed and Gutted (H&G) fish sector ever since. 

  • Owner:  U.S. Fishing, LLC 

    Particulars:

    • Official No. 604439

    • IMO No. 7802536

    • FCC Call Sign WDE 2670

    • Length LOA 185 feet

    • Beam (width) 40 feet

    • Registered Tonnage 1,264 ITC

    • Class DNV-GL Load Line

    • Build Steel Delivered in 1979 by Bourg Drydock, Bourg LA.

    • Propulsion 2 x 4,160 hp EMD 645-16 naturally aspirated main engines, twin screw.

    • Generators: 2 x CAT C32 940kW; 1 CAT C9.3 300kW

    • Freezing System Ammonia, 3 x 125 hp Sabroe Unisab II compressors.

    • Product 20kg packaged blocks frozen, trawl caught H&G flatfish, Cod, Pollock.

    • Freezing speed Core temp. to -20C in 170-180 min.

    • Daily production capacity 85 MT/day

      • 187,340 lbs/day

      • 374,680 meals/day

    • Cargo hold (-25C) 18,500 cases,

      • 370 MT

      • 815,480 lbs

      • 1,630,960 meals

    • Crew Size 43

American No. 1

  • American No.1 was built in 1979 by Marine Construction and Design Company (MARCO) in Seattle, Washington, as a combination crab/fish catcher processor. Senator Warren G. Magnuson proclaimed at the time “this vessel marks the beginning of the end of foreign fishing vessels in American waters.” 

  • Owner:  North Pacific Fishing, LLC 

    Particulars:

    • Official No. 610654

    • IMO No. 7902001

    • FCC Call Sign WCD 7842

    • Length LOA 160 feet

    • Beam (width) 40 feet

    • Registered Tonnage 1,004 ITC

    • Class DNV-GL Load Line

    • Build Delivered in 1979 by “Marco”

      Marine Construction and Design, Seattle WA

    • Propulsion 2 x 1,408hp CAT D399 turbo main engines, single propeller.

    • Freezing System Ammonia, 3 x 121 hp Sabroe 128H compressors.

    • Product 20 kg packaged blocks frozen, trawl caught, H&G flatfish, Cod, Pollock.

    • Freezing Speed Core temp. to -20C in 160-180.

    • Daily Production Capacity 75MT/day

      • 165,300 lbs/day

      • 330,600 meals/day

    • Cargo Hold (-25C) 17,500 cases

      • 350 MT

      • 771,400 lbs.

      • 1,542,800 meals

    • Crew Size 39