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- 1947-02-17
Part of Richards Studio Photographs
Peterson Boat Building was working on a wooden tuna and sardine seiner, 98 feet long, 25-1/2 foot beam, 12 feet and 4 inches deep, a brine capacity of 120 tons of tuna and 55 tons of refrigerated ice. This fishing boat would have an "Enterprise" diesel 617 horse-powered engine, two 165 horse-powered diesel gem motors and two 60 kilo-watt generators. Interior view of Peterson Boat plant, "Builders of Wooden Fishing Boats" (T. Times, 2/26/47, p. 8-B). TPL-8920
Laborers--Tacoma; Fishing boats--Tacoma; Construction industry--Tacoma; Boat & ship industry--Tacoma--1940-1950; Peterson Boat Building Co. (Tacoma);