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ORA MAE
Wooden Lugger; 40-50 ft Built by George Ross, Jr. – Heron Bay/Dauphin Island, AL (circa 1870) The ORA MAE was the first of several boats...
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Sep 29, 20231 min read


LITTLE PUMPKIN
Wooden trawler, length=42 ft. Owned and refurbished by Earl Wildon Ross The LITTLE PUMPKIN was the first actual shrimp boat owned by Earl...
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Sep 29, 20231 min read


EVA MARIE
Biloxi Lugger, length=47.7; beam=5.9 Built in 1936 by Oral “Fatty Jack” Covacevich of Covacevich Brothers Shipyard, Biloxi, MS Owned by...
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Sep 29, 20232 min read


EMMA HARVEY
Dual mast schooner, length=37 feet, beam= 14 feet; and hole depth 6 feet. Built in the 1891 by Casimer Harvey in Biloxi, MS. Named for...
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Sep 29, 20231 min read


DEBORAH
Biloxi Lugger, length=37.7; beam=12 Built in 1929 by Jules Galle. Owned by John Skrnich, Jr. The DEBORAH was purchased in 1935 by John...
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Sep 29, 20231 min read


CLYDE R
Biloxi lugger, length=45 feet; Wooden Built in 1930 by Adolph “Doffie” Ross in Biloxi, MS. Named for his youngest son, Clyde Ross. The...
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Sep 29, 20231 min read


MYSTERY
Serendipitously named the “MYSTERY”, the fishing vessel owned by Biloxi’s Mateo “Mike” Marinovich, mostly remains that… a mystery. While...
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Sep 29, 20231 min read


PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
Commissioned in 1932 by Nikola Hire and built in 1933 by Jules Gallle on Back Bay Biloxi, the cypress Biloxi lugger, PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT,...
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Sep 22, 20231 min read


MARY ANN
MARY ANN, a 35-foot wooden trawler was purchased by Henry Phillip Lemmler in 1948. Lemmler was an experienced captain of fishing...
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Sep 22, 20231 min read


JOYCE MARIE
Commissioned in 1932 by Nikola Hire and built in 1933 by Jules Galle on Back Bay Biloxi, the cypress Biloxi lugger, JOYCE MARIE...
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Sep 22, 20231 min read


GEORGE ANTHONY M
Built in 1940 by master-carpenter, Jules Galle, GEORGE ANTHONY M was a gas-screw with the following measurements: length 46.5 feet,...
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Sep 22, 20231 min read


VICKY G
The VICKY G was built in 1933 by Martin Fountain Sr. It was a notable vessel, having been made from first grove cypress for the Cruso’s...
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Sep 22, 20231 min read


BERNIE PAT
The BERNIE PAT was owned by Bernard Senseney, Sr. of Biloxi. The 43-foot wooden Biloxi lugger was captained by Mr. Senseney and was a key...
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Sep 22, 20231 min read


PEGGY RAE
MICHAEL S and PEGGY RAE MICHAEL S was the second boat purchased by Mato Anton Soljan, a Croatian immigrant who settled in Biloxi in 1923....
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Sep 22, 20231 min read


MISS OCEAN SPRINGS
Built in 1941 by Jules Galle, MISS OCEAN SPRINGS was a wooden Biloxi lugger with the following measurements: length 40.7 feet, breadth...
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Sep 22, 20231 min read


VICTORY
The VICTORY, a wooden hull Biloxi lugger was commissioned by Steve Marinovich and built in 1943 by Toche Brothers Shipyard, located on...
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Sep 22, 20231 min read


PACIFIC
Built in 1928, PACIFIC was a schooner converted to a Biloxi lugger. Known owners of the vessel include Grego Anticich, Mavar Shrimp &...
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Sep 22, 20231 min read


MICHAEL S
MICHAEL S and PEGGY RAE MICHAEL S was the second boat purchased by Mato Anton Soljan, a Croatian immigrant who settled in Biloxi in 1923....
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Sep 22, 20231 min read


MISS YUGOSLAV
Built in 1937 at Jules Galle Shipyard, Miss Yugoslav was a wooden 46.8-foot oil screw. The vessel was built for Dominick Jurich. It...
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Sep 22, 20231 min read


MAGG DOFF
In 1942, Adolph “Doffie” Ross built the MAGG DOFF, a Biloxi lugger, in his front yard. The measurements of the vessel were: length 40.3...
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Sep 20, 20231 min read
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