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Re: Is there a registry of all maritime vessels including decommissioned naval ships?
Andrew BegleyJun 20, 2018 2:58 PM (in response to Patrick Power)
2 people found this helpfulDear Mr. Power,
Thank you for posting your question to History Hub. National Archives facilities throughout the country hold Coast Guard Vessel Documentation Files, which document the registering, licensing, and sale of vessels in ports in their jurisdiction. It is possible that these records would indicate if the vessel was sold for scrap. If the vessel was registered in Houston, I would suggest contacting the National Archives Facility in Fort Worth, which has a series of Vessel Documentation Case Files for the port of Houston. The reference staff in Fort Worth can be reached at ftworth.archives@nara.gov.
The National Archives in New York may also hold additional information on the earlier sale of the vessel in its Vessel Documentation Files, 1962 - 1980.
Best of luck with your research!
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Re: Is there a registry of all maritime vessels including decommissioned naval ships?
Patrick Power Jun 20, 2018 3:04 PM (in response to Andrew Begley)Thanks so much, Andrew! I had already contacted the Houston Yacht Club and was told that there was no record of the Zircon/Nakhoda/New York in their records, but this looks promising.
By the way, I have also contacted the son and grandson of the man who purchased the ship, but neither have responded.
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Re: Is there a registry of all maritime vessels including decommissioned naval ships?
Patrick Power Jul 2, 2018 8:47 PM (in response to Patrick Power)Thanks, Andrew!
Unfortunately, the archives at Fort Worth had nothing on the ship, nor did the archives in Atlanta, which covers Florida. I've been in contact with the grandson of the owner at the time it "disappeared"... he said that it ran aground in Key West in 1973 and that his grandfather began to repair it, but that he doesn't know what might have happened to it after that.
I'm attempting to contact the Coast Guard to see if they have any record of this.
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Re: Is there a registry of all maritime vessels including decommissioned naval ships?
Patrick Power Jul 31, 2018 3:59 PM (in response to Patrick Power)1 person found this helpfulFollowing up on this should anyone find it of interest and/or use...
Abstract of Title/Certified COD Requests can be submitted at the National Vessel Documentation Center website: https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Deputy-for-Operations-Policy-and-Capabilities-DCO-D/National-Vessel-Documentat…-
Re: Is there a registry of all maritime vessels including decommissioned naval ships?
Andrew BegleyAug 3, 2018 12:33 PM (in response to Patrick Power)
That's good to know. Thanks!
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