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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | YF-341 |
| Operator | US Navy |
| Builder | Basalt Ship Building[1] |
| Laid down | 3 August 1943 |
| Launched | 8 April 1944 |
| Fate | Transferred to the US Coast Guard in 1946 |
| History | |
| United States | |
| Name | White Holly |
| Operator | US Coast Guard |
| Reclassified | WLM-543, 1960s |
| Identification | Hull number: WAGL-543 |
| Fate | Retired in 1998 |
| History | |
| United States | |
| Name | MV White Holly |
| Owner | Sea Shepherd Conservation Society |
| Operator | Sea Shepherd Conservation Society |
| Port of registry | US |
| Acquired | September 2018 |
| In service | December 2021 |
| Identification |
|
| Fate | Scrapped in Mexico by Ocean Express Recycling |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 421 t |
| Length | 40.5 m (133 ft) |
| Beam | 9.14 m (30.0 ft) |
| Draught | 3 m (9.8 ft) |
The MV White Holly was a 421-ton vessel owned and operated by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society since September 2018.[2][3][1]
The vessel was retrofitted in Fernandina Beach, Florida, to be used in direct action Sea Shepherd Conservation Society operations against illegal fisheries activities. Its first operation is at the Guadalupe Island on the southern Sea of Cortez, Mexico. Its first operation is called Operation Divina Guadalupe VI and study the Cuvier's beaked whale.[4]
- ^ a b Sea Shepherd Adds New Vessel to Vaquita Campaign. Marine Executive. 8 September 2018.
- ^ Sea Shepherd crew finds friendly waters in Fernandina Beach as it gears up for dangerous mission. CBS News. 13 September 2018.
- ^ White Holly. Marine Traffic. Accessed 16 September 2018.
- ^ For Beaked Whale Research: Operation Divina Guadalupe. Sea Shepherd. Accessed on 10 November 2019.