Object Details
maker
Alaska Ship Supply
Description
This heavyweight, extra-large hooded sweatshirt was worn by one of the deck hands working aboard the Alaska Ocean catcher-processer in 2007. It features the logo of the Alaska Ship Supply store in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, a major commercial fishing port at the end of the Aleutian Chain. Although the Alaska Ocean’s home port is now Seattle (it was formerly Anacortes, Washington), Dutch Harbor serves as the vessel’s home base during the months it operates in the Bering Sea.
The 125-person crew of the Alaska Ocean is at sea for several weeks at a time, and they look forward to reaching Dutch Harbor where they unload the frozen fish products and resupply the ship. The captain and crew can take care of personal business while in port as well, and stores like Alaska Ship Supply cater to their needs by selling clothing, supplies, marine hardware, groceries, postage, and other items.
The Alaska Ocean is a 376-foot-long vessel in the Seattle-based catcher-processor fleet. Workers catch, process, package, and freeze groundfish—mostly pollock and Pacific whiting—in the Bering Sea and in the waters off the coast of the Pacific Northwest. The vessel can harvest about 325 metric tons of fish per day and can freeze over 250,000 pounds of fish product daily.
Credit Line
Alaska Ocean through Jeff Hendricks
date made
ca 2007
ID Number
2007.0178.06
catalog number
2007.0178.06
accession number
2007.0178
Object Name
sweatshirt
Physical Description
polyester (overall material)
cotton (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 41 in x 64 in x 3 1/2 in; 104.14 cm x 162.56 cm x 8.89 cm
Place Made
United States: Alaska, Aleutian Islands, Dutch Harbor
Related Publication
National Museum of American History. On the Water exhibition website
Related Web Publication
http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater
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Work and Industry: Maritime
Clothing & Accessories
Work
Industry & Manufacturing
Natural Resources
Exhibition
On the Water
Exhibition Location
National Museum of American History
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Fishing
Fishing
related event
Contemporary United States
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1330186