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D31917-7
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- 1948-02-16 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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Tacoma Boat, the "Defiance". The Defiance was an all-welded, steel tuna seiner built for Ted Lucich by Tacoma Boatbuilding. Unlike a tuna clipper, the Defiance carried a net 2,550 feet long and 225 feet wide to catch fish. The cost was estimated at $240,000. (TNT, 2/17/1948, p.7) TPL-8945
Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc. (Tacoma); Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Ship trials--Tacoma--1940-1950;