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D131075-4
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- 1961-05-16 (Creation)
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Martinac Shipbuilding launching of #133, the Royal Pacific, occurred on May 16, 1961. View of boat; another boat, possibly a tug, the Edward A. Young, is to the left. The $600,000 Royal Pacific was the first tuna clipper to be built in Tacoma in ten years. It was also the first tuna clipper to be built from the keel up as a seine-type tuna vessel. The 142' vessel had a capacity of 425 tons of tuna under refrigeration. It was powered by a 1600-horsepower opposing piston engine. The crew of 13 would be skippered by Lou Brito, who would be transferring from Martinac-owned Southern Pacific tuna vessel. (TNT 5-17-61, A-5) TPL-9056
Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1960-1970; Fishing boats--Tacoma; J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. (Tacoma); Launchings--Tacoma--1960-1970;