▁which ▁it ▁was ▁renamed ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Fish ▁and ▁Wild life ▁Service ▁( US F WS ) ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Com mer cial ▁Fish eries ▁( BC F ) ▁was ▁created ▁which ▁operated ▁the ▁US F WS ′ s ▁fleet ▁of ▁se ago ing ▁ships . ▁Dennis ▁W inn ▁thus ▁came ▁under ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁B CF . ▁During ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁she ▁was ▁station ed ▁at ▁June au , ▁Al aska , ▁from ▁which ▁she ▁operated ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁B CF ▁management ▁and ▁bi ological ▁research ▁activities . ▁ ▁Later ▁career ▁Al aska ▁became ▁a ▁U . S . ▁state ▁on ▁ 3 ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁and , ▁as ▁a ▁condition ▁of ▁Al aska ′ s ▁state hood , ▁the ▁US F WS ▁transferred ▁Dennis ▁W inn ▁to ▁the ▁Al aska ▁Department ▁of ▁Fish ▁and ▁Game ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 . ▁In ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Al aska ▁sold ▁her ▁at ▁au ction . ▁Ren amed ▁M V ▁Exp ansion ▁and ▁with ▁her ▁home ▁port ▁at ▁S ew ard , ▁Al aska , ▁she ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁commercial ▁mail ▁boat ▁and ▁passenger ▁vessel , ▁operating ▁along ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁the ▁Al aska ▁Pen ins ula ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁Ale ut ian ▁Islands , ▁including ▁month ly ▁stops ▁at ▁False ▁Pass . ▁A board ▁Exp ansion , ▁a ▁small ▁store ▁sold ▁fresh ▁produce , ▁ice ▁cre am , ▁and ▁other ▁per