1980 Custom Fishing Vessel for Sale – 72 ft – Newport, OR, United States

F/V NORSKA

72’ Steel Monk-Designed Multi-Fishery Platform
Newport, Oregon
USCG #629262 | IMO #8133346
Asking: $1,600,000

Overview

F/V NORSKA is a purpose-built, welded steel, West Coast commercial fishing platform constructed by Dukes Welding in Crescent City, CA. Designed on a Monk displacement hull with raked bow, hard chines, and rounded stern, she was engineered for Pacific coastal and inland waters with the structural integrity and tankage required for serious production.

This is not a light-duty conversion vessel — this is a 110 GT steel commercial asset with the horsepower, hold capacity, fuel range, and hydraulic infrastructure to operate across multiple fisheries.

Rigged for:

• Dungeness crab

• Shrimp

• Tuna

• Convertible to trawler configuration

Turn-key and actively configured for West Coast service.

Principal Dimensions

• Length Overall: 72’

• Documented Hull Length: 62.8’

• Beam: 22’

• Depth: 10.2’–10.6’

• Gross Tons: 110

• Net Tons: 75

• Hull Type: Welded steel displacement

• Design: Monk hull form

• Service Speed: 8 knots average

Hull & Structural Construction

• ¼” steel plate hull planking

• ¼” steel plate main deck

• 2” x 8” x ¼” angle frames @ 48” centers

• 2” x 8” x ¼” deck beams @ 48” centers

• Longitudinals: 2½” x 2½” angle @ 16” centers

• 6 watertight bulkheads

• Skeg/shoe protection

• Stainless caprails with 2” lashing rail

• Stern hull chafing protection (port & starboard quarters)

• Steel pilot house & main cabin

Drydock: July 2024 – Toledo Shipyard
• Fresh bottom coatings
• New zincs
• Cutlass bearing replaced
• Tailshaft reconditioned

Fish Holds & Capacity

Two insulated, fiberglassed tankable fish holds with watertight bulkheads.

• Forward Hold: ~45,000 lbs iced shrimp

• Aft Hold: ~35,000 lbs iced shrimp

• Total Capacity: ~80,000 lbs live crab or iced shrimp

Additional:

• 4,500 lb built-in bait freezer (3–5 ton AC refrigeration unit)

• Removable aft engine room bulkhead for service access

Fuel, Water & Tankage

• Fuel Capacity: 9,500 gallons (7 integral steel tanks)

• Port & starboard tanks outboard of fish holds (1,500 gallons each)

• Steel integral fuel tanks

• Deck fill pipes

• Lube oil tank: 30 gallons

• Hydraulic oil: 500 gallons

• Fresh Water Capacity: 2,500 gallons

Range and endurance suitable for extended offshore cycles.

Main Propulsion

Cummins QSK19-MIII

• 750 HP @ 1800 RPM

• Installed 2015

• 9,599 hours

• 6-cylinder inline

• 4-cycle turbo diesel

• Keel cooled

• Steel foundation

• Exhaust clear of woodwork

• Estimated burn: 12–14 GPH

Gear: Twin Disc MGX 3222DC

• 5:1 reduction

• Installed 2015

Propeller:

• 68” x 54” RH 4-blade bronze (new 2015)

Shaft:

• 4” stainless

• Last drawn 2024

• Compression packing gland

Rudder:

• 38” x 91” single steel spade

Auxiliary Power & Hydraulic SystemsCummins NT855

• 100 kW generator

• Front PTO with Funk 211 triple drive

• Drives (3) 42 GPM hydraulic pumps

• 4,432 hours

Cummins 4B

• 50 kW Magnaplus 120/208 VAC 3-phase

• Installed 2015

• 2,386 hours

Isuzu 4JG-1

• 36–37 kW 120/208 VAC 3-phase

• Installed 2015

• 12,104 hours

Hydraulic redundancy supports:

• Deck winches

• Anchor system

• Shrimp hopper

• Crab gear

• Main deck equipment

Deck Equipment & Fishing GearCrab

• Steel crab davit with Yaquina block

• Hydraulic crab block

• Rolling chocks port & starboard

Shrimp

• (2) 40’ steel shrimp outriggers (in storage)

• Trawl winches

• Shrimp door racks

• Double capstan

• Aluminum shrimp hopper

• Picking machine

• Deck conveyor

Winches & Booms

• 6” steel shrimp boom (~40’)

• Gearmatic M-12 winch

• Gearmatic M-20 hookline winch

• 4” steel pipe picking boom w/ Gearmatic M-6

• (2) Tulsa 4,000 lb outrigger winches

• 10 HP hydraulic power pack for shrimp hopper

• 5 HP hydraulic pack for steering & anchor

Ground Tackle

• Hydraulic anchor winch

• 500 lb Danforth anchor

• 180’ 1” studlink chain

• 300’ 1½” nylon rode

Electrical Systems

• 12V & 24V engine starting

• Dual 24V banks (8D batteries)

• Dual 12V banks

• 120/208 VAC 3-phase system

• 30-amp shore power

• ACME 3 kVA isolation transformer

• Lewco 1240 & Newmar 2420 converters

• Marine grade wiring

• Switchboards in engine room & pilothouse

• APC computer backup power

Navigation & Electronics

Full commercial suite including:

• Furuno RCU14 ARPA radar

• Furuno 1941 radar

• Furuno CH250 scanning sonar

• Simrad AP50 autopilot w/ dual rudder indicators

• Furuno GP-33 GPS (2 units)

• Simrad ES80 sounder

• Raytheon F720D flasher

• Furuno 207 Weatherfax

• Triton CLS VMS transponder

• Furuno satellite compass

• Rosepoint / Offshore Navigator / WinPlot II charting

• SEA 222 SSB

• Furuno FS1502 SSB

• Icom IC-M412 DSC VHF

• Lowrance Link-9 DSC VHF

• Icom 2200H & 2300H radios

• RCI 2950 CB

• 2 Mitsubishi satellite phones

• Lowrance LX-5000 loudhailer

• FLIR aft deck camera system

• RDI Watch helm alarm

• Clock/barometer

Accommodations

Crew Capacity: Captain + 2–3
6 total berths:

• 4-person stateroom

• 2-person stateroom

Main cabin includes:

• Galley with Frigidaire 4-burner AC range

• Frigidaire refrigerator/freezer

• Kenmore freezer

• Microwave

• Double stainless sink

• Dinette

• 30-gallon AC hot water heater

• HVAC heating

• Toshiba TV

Safety Equipment

• Guardian 8-person SOLAS A-pack liferaft

• Guardian 6-person SOLAS A-pack liferaft

• (2) ACR Cat I 406 EPIRBs

• 8 survival suits

• 2 LifeSling recovery systems

• Fireboy 1301 auto Halon (engine room)

• Multiple ABC and BC extinguishers throughout

• High water alarms (ER, voids, holds, lazarette)

• Engine fire & coolant alarms

• Emergency backup battery in pilothouse

• USCG Dockside Exam #304841 (expires 5/2026)

• Safety glass pilothouse windows

Additional Equipment

• AC welding equipment

• Portable air compressor

• Racor fuel filtration w/ vacuum gauges

• Bait chopper & line coiler

• Removable aluminum shelter deck (port)

• Spare propeller (in storage)

Permits Included

• Hi Seas Tuna Permit

• 2A IPHC Halibut Permit

• Pink Shrimp Permits – Oregon & Washington

• Shrimp Gear Included (Outriggers, Trawl Winches, Hopper, Doors, Conveyor, etc.)

• Alaska Dungeness Crab Qualified

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.