Welcome
Aboard
Welcome to the web site of the Sea
Scout Ship Chaser. As part of the Boy Scouts of America Venturing
Program, we provide boating related activities and training for young men 14-21 years of age. SSS Chaser serves the City of Napa and surrounding
communities.
SSS Chaser was commissioned in
1958 as the M/V Albacore for the California Department of Fish and Game.
She saw duty in Southern California as a patrol boat and later as a research
vessel. In 1986, the ship was donated to our program. As SSS
Chaser, she has cruised the West Coast of North America from Baja California
to British Columbia.
The Chaser is 90 feet long and has a
beam of 22.5 feet. She displaces 130 tons and is of steel
construction. Carl F. Shellhorn is the Skipper.
