Fisherman’s Sweatshirt

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.

Date Made: ca 2007

Maker: Alaska Ship Supply

Place Made: United States: Alaska, Aleutian Islands, Dutch Harbor

Subject: FishingFishingRelated Event: Contemporary United States

Subject:

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Exhibition: On the Water

Exhibition Location: National Museum of American History

Related Web Publication: http://americanhistory.si.edu/onthewater

Related Publication: On the Water online exhibition

Credit Line: Alaska Ocean through Jeff Hendricks

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2007.0178.06Catalog Number: 2007.0178.06Accession 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

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-4757-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1330186

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