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 F/V Northwestern docked at the Trident Seafoods shore plant in Akutan, Alaska
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | F/V Northwestern |
| Owner | Sig, Norman, and Edgar Hansen |
| Operator | Sig, Edgar, and Mandy Hansen |
| Builder | Marco Shipyards, Seattle, Washington |
| Yard number | 342, Seattle, Washington |
| Christened | 5 November 1977, by Mrs. Snefryd Hansen |
| Completed | 1977 |
| In service | 1977 |
| Homeport | Seattle, Washington |
| Identification |
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| Status | Active |
| Notes | Featured in the Discovery Channel reality television show Deadliest Catch |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Fishing vessel, western rigged |
| Tonnage | 197 gross, 134 net |
| Length | 125 ft (38 m); was lengthened from 108 ft (33 m) to 118 ft (36 m) in 1987 and again to 125 ft (38 m) in 1991 |
| Beam | 28.92 ft (8.81 m) |
| Draft | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
| Depth | 14.5 ft (4.4 m) |
| Installed power | 1,280 hp (950 kW) |
| Propulsion | Diesel marine engine (Caterpillar 3512 V-12), single propeller. Additionally a 3304 (4CYL) Hotel Engine. Caterpillar 3306 (2) for Electric & Hydraulic Power. |
| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Capacity | 195 crab pots (Pre-Rationalization was 250 Pots) |
| Crew | 7 |
| Notes | Hull and superstructure, white; trim, dark blue |
F/V Northwestern is an Alaskan crab, Pacific cod, and salmon tendering commercial fishing vessel featured in the Discovery Channel series Deadliest Catch. To date the Northwestern is the only vessel to have featured on all 20 seasons of Deadliest Catch as well as the pilot series America's Deadliest Season. The vessel is owned and operated by the Hansen family of the state of Washington with Sig Hansen serving as the vessel's primary captain.