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- 1947-04-29
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
The "Southern Queen" is a refrigerated purse seiner, built and equipped specifically for tuna and sardine fishing. It is an all steel craft, 100 feet in length and has two twin six by six ice machines. It was bought by Joe Vilicich and A. K. Anderson and launched by Mrs. Van Camp of the Van Camp canneries. The boat was built by Tacoma Boat (Pacific Fisherman, January 1948, p. 182). TPL-8925
Fishing boats--Tacoma; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc. (Tacoma);