National Register of Historic Places

CHUGACH (Ranger Boat)

Petersburg, Wrangell-Peterburg County, Alaska
Listed
January 21, 1992
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
91001937

About this property

The MV Chugach Ranger is a historic ranger boat whose home port is Petersburg, Alaska. She is the last wooden ranger boat in the fleet of the United States Forest Service operating in Southeast Alaska. She was designed by Seattle-based boat designer L. H. Coolidge and launched in Seattle in 1925. She has been in service ever since, transporting scientists, government officials, supplies, and guests throughout the areas administered by the Forest Service in southeastern Alaska, and performing search and rescue operations. First based in Cordova, she was assigned to the Tongass National Forest in 1953, and relocated to Petersburg. She is about 62 feet (19 m) long, 14.5 feet (4.4 m) wide, and is estimated to displace 40 tons. The boat was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. In 2015 it was brought to Wrangell for restoration and in 2016 it was decided to take it out of service. It is on display at the Wrangell museum with plans to build a permanent display halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Location

Petersburg, Wrangell-Peterburg County, Alaska
56.80905, -132.97160

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTUREMARITIME HISTORY
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Sources

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When was CHUGACH (Ranger Boat) listed on the National Register?

CHUGACH (Ranger Boat) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 21, 1992.

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CHUGACH (Ranger Boat) is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for CHUGACH (Ranger Boat) is recorded as the industrial era.

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