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Alphabet Fleet

 * SS Invermore (1881–1914, lost)
 * SS Meigle (1881–1947, lost)
 * SS Virginia Lake (1888–1909, lost)
 * SS Bruce (1897) (1897–1911, lost)
 * SS Argyle (1899–1946, lost)
 * SS Glencoe (1899–1959, scrapped)
 * SS Clyde (1900–1951, lost)
 * SS Dundee (1900) (1900–1919, lost)
 * SS Ethie (1900–1919, lost)
 * SS Fife (1900–1900, lost)
 * SS Home (1900) (1900–1952, lost)
 * Malygin (1912 icebreaker) (SS Bruce (1912)) (1912–1940, lost)
 * SS Sagona (1912–1945, sunk)
 * SS Kyle (1913–1967, grounded)
 * Sadko (1913 icebreaker) (SS Lintrose) (1913–1941, lost)

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RV Clifford A. Barnes is a research vessel that was owned by the National Science Foundation and operated as part of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System fleet. Originally built for the United States Coast Guard as the WYTL-class icebreaking tug USCGC Bitt, the ship was utilized mainly in a law enforcement and search and rescue (SAR) role with the Coast Guard.

The vessel was decommissioned in 1982 and transferred to the National Science Foundation. Starting in 1995, the University of Washington School of Oceanography operated the vessel under a charter-party agreement. The vessel was retired in 2018, after which it was sold to a private owner who renamed it the MV Bitt.

Construction and design
Crewed by five personnel, Bitt was a small vessel displacing 74 tons. She was 64 ft long, with a beam of 19 ft and a 9 ft draft. The vessel's main drive engine consisted of one Caterpillar D379 V-8 diesel, which produced 400 shaft horsepower and drove a single propeller, giving a cruising speed of 7.0 knot and a cruising range of 3690 nmi. Her maximum speed was 10.6 knot, where she could patrol 1130 nmi. She carried no armament but was fitted with a SPN-11 detection radar. Upon completion, she cost a total of $US 158,366 to construct.

United States Coast Guard tug
Bitt was one of fifteen steel-hulled icebreaking small harbor tugs that were put into service in the 1960s to replace 64 foot wooden-hulled harbor tugs that the Coast Guard had used since the 1940s. She was initially homeported at Bellingham, Washington where her duties included law enforcement, search and rescue, ice operations and pollution response. On 5 January 1969, she assisted in evacuating a stranded person near the Nooksack River when a dike broke. On 29 July 1969, she towed the disabled fishing vessel Jet Stream to safety from Admiralty Inlet. On 20 October 1975, she rescued two persons from a capsized sailboat. She transferred to Valdez, Alaska in 1978. She was decommissioned in October 1982 and transferred to the National Science Foundation.

Research vessel
The University of Washington School of Oceanography used Barnes for oceanographic and fishery research in the protected littoral waters of Washington and British Columbia. The vessel served as a platform for research on the fjord system of Puget Sound and the surrounding bodies of water. She supported research best done in sheltered bodies of water, and on the effects of populated areas on coastal areas. After refit, Barnes had a small science space, two winches, a crane, and could house up to six scientists and students. Cruises were generally only one day in length, although they could sometimes run as long as six days. The university's use of Barnes was supported through a combination of grants and contracts, the university's operating funds, and self-sustaining revenue. In early May 2013 the Clifford A. Barnes sailed on its 1,000th cruise.

An important non-research function of Clifford A. Barnes was to serve as a vehicle for community outreach. The main purpose of this outreach was to educate students about the marine sciences. This was primarily done through a two-day open house for local students grades 3–12. Faculty, crew, and students gave tours of the ship, as well as demonstrations of marine research.

Retirement
Although an October 2011 National Science Foundation inspection revealed that Barnes was still in generally good condition, its limited scientific and berthing capacity prompted the University of Washington to look for a replacement. Although the replacement ship would still operate primarily in and around Puget Sound, Jensen Maritime Consultants were commissioned to draw up plans for a vessel that will feature faster cruising speed, extended range, and increased berthing, among other improvements. However, the National Science Foundation recommended that RV Clifford A. Barnes stay in service through 2016.

The RV Clifford A. Barnes was eventually retired and replaced by the RV Rachel Carson in 2018. She was purchased at auction by a civilian couple in 2019, who renamed her back to Bitt. The couple currently live aboard her with their child in Northern California.

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