M/V Champion II, owned by Capt. Ernest Dean of Sandy Point Abaco, leaving that port, Jan. 1992
Photo: Author’s photo/collection
MAILBOAT NAME: M/V Champion II
PAST NAMES: none – named after the fishing vessel skippered by Capt. Ernest Dean’s father, Capt. James Alexander Dean, 1889-1966 (p. 104 of “Island Captain”, by Ernest Dean)
DIMENSIONS: 75′ long, 22′ wide, 6′ deep, 22 tons (it must be more than that), double deck, refrigeration compartments and a dry hold, twin GM diesel engines, capacity for 18 passengers in three compartments on main deck, IMO # 8811261
CONSTRUCTION: steel
YEAR BUILT: 1986/87 (Capt. Ernest Dean who commissioned her said launched Dec. 1986)
BUILDER: Saint Augustine Marine (aka St. Augustine Trawlers), St. Augustine, Florida, USA