▁care , ▁education , ▁and ▁w elf are ▁of ▁the ▁Ale ut ▁communities ▁in ▁the ▁islands ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Fish eries ▁( BO F ). ▁The ▁Fish ▁and ▁Wild life ▁Service ▁had ▁assumed ▁these ▁respons ib ilities ▁when ▁it ▁replaced ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Fish eries ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁Since ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Fish eries ▁and ▁the ▁Fish ▁and ▁Wild life ▁Service ▁had ▁operated ▁a ▁" P rib il of ▁tender " ▁– ▁a ▁dedicated ▁supply ▁vessel ▁used ▁to ▁transport ▁passengers ▁and ▁cargo ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁P rib il of ▁Islands ▁Between ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁the ▁F WS ′ s ▁P rib il of ▁tender ▁was ▁M V ▁P engu in ▁II , ▁but ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁Dennis ▁W inn ▁frequently ▁supp lement ed ▁P engu in ▁II ▁by ▁joining ▁her ▁in ▁transport ing ▁cargo ▁and ▁passengers ▁to ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁P rib il of ▁Islands . ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁Dennis ▁W inn ▁ha u led ▁ 2 0 0 ▁tons ▁of ▁building ▁material ▁from ▁Seattle ▁to ▁Saint ▁Paul ▁Island ▁in ▁the ▁P rib il of s , ▁supporting ▁an ▁on going ▁construction ▁program ▁to ▁further ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁islands . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁the ▁Fish ▁and ▁Wild life ▁Service ▁under w ent ▁a ▁major ▁re organ ization ▁in