National Register of Historic Places

F/V CHARLES W (Schooner)

Petersburg, Wrangell-Peterburg County, Alaska
Listed
February 6, 2006
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
05000285

About this property

The F/V Charles W, also known as Annie J Larsen, is a historic fishing schooner anchored in Petersburg, Alaska. At the time of its retirement in 2000, it was the oldest fishing vessel in the fishing fleet of Southeast Alaska, and the only known wooden fishing vessel in the entire state still in active service. Launched in 1907, she was first used in the halibut fisheries of Puget Sound and the Bering Sea as the Annie J Larsen. In 1925 she was purchased by the Alaska Glacier Seafood Company, refitted for shrimp trawling, and renamed Charles W in honor of owner Karl Sifferman's father. The company was one of the pioneers of the local shrimp fishery, a business it began to phase out due to increasing competition in the 1970s. The Charles W was the last of the company's fleet of ships, which numbered twelve at its height. The boat was acquired in 2002 by the nonprofit Friends of the Charles W. The boat was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.

Location

Petersburg, Wrangell-Peterburg County, Alaska
56.81105, -132.96238

Categories

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Sources

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When was F/V CHARLES W (Schooner) listed on the National Register?

F/V CHARLES W (Schooner) was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 6, 2006.

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F/V CHARLES W (Schooner) is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for F/V CHARLES W (Schooner) is recorded as the industrial era, specifically around 1907.

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