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BOO'S DREAM
The 42-foot Biloxi lugger, BOO'S DREAM, was really a dream come true for Gerald Joseph “Boo Boo” Broussard. A fisherman for decades,...
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Sep 20, 20231 min read


CATHERINE PITALO
CATHERINE PITALO was a large trawl Biloxi lugger, built in 1937 by Francis Brander. The launch took place at his shipyard on Back Bay...
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Sep 20, 20231 min read


ANNA EVE
In 1917, ANNA EVE was built as part of a group of four identical “spoon bowed” schooners by Jacob “Jacky Jack” Covacevich at the Biloxi...
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Sep 20, 20231 min read


ANITA CHRISTINE
The ANITA CHRISTINE was a 52-foot wooden boat that was built in North Biloxi and owned by Edwin and Alice Ott of Ott Bros. and McCaleb...
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Sep 20, 20231 min read


BLUE PLATE
The Biloxi lugger, BLUE PLATE, was built in 1937 in Biloxi. It was in service to Southern Shell Processing Company. The measurements of...
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Sep 20, 20231 min read


REVA ROSE
The REVA ROSE, a 76-foot, steel hull vessel was built in 1970 by Tony Jack Covacevich. The boat was the first independently owned steel...
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Sep 20, 20231 min read


BILLIE BOY
The BILLIE BOY was a Biloxi Lugger built for and captained by Thomas C. Plylar. The wooden hulled vessel measured: length 50.3 feet,...
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Sep 20, 20231 min read


ALMA MAE
A hoisting rig with a wooden hull built in 1945, ALMA MAE was a working boat for DeJean Packing Company. Francis Girouard captained the...
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Sep 20, 20231 min read


MISS ENDA
The MISS ENDA served the Gulf Coast Seafood Industry for 11 years under Capt. Robert Begnaud. The vessel was named for Mrs. Enda Begnaud...
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Sep 20, 20231 min read


CLEMENTINE FOUNTAIN
The Biloxi Lugger, Clementine Fountain, was built in 1934 by Martin Fountain, Sr. Fountain named this boat for his second wife,...
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SYLVIA ROSE
SYLVIA ROSE was built in 1945 for Falton J. Prevost. The vessel was a wooden hoisting rig built in Biloxi. The SYLVIA ROSE measured: ...
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Sep 11, 20231 min read


QUARTERBACK
From the Fleet of Gulf Central Seafood, Inc., QUARTERBACK, built in 1957 in Gulfport, the vessel measured: length 50 feet, breadth 15.1...
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Sep 11, 20231 min read


KING ARTHUR
The wooden hull, single-rig Biloxi lugger, King Arthur was cut out by master boat builder, Bill Holland, and assembled by the 1994...
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Sep 11, 20231 min read


LADY VERA
Built in Biloxi in 1971 by Gene Weems and Bill Ross, the wooden hull Biloxi lugger measures as follows: length 48.8 feet, breadth 16.1...
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Sep 9, 20231 min read


SNOWDRIFT
Built in Biloxi in 1947, the SNOWDRIFT was a 57-foot Biloxi lugger made of cypress. This vessel was purchased by Thomas J. Schultz in...
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Sep 9, 20231 min read


BIRDIE MAE
Built in 1950 by Manuel Skinner, BIRDIE MAE was a wooden hull Biloxi Lugger with the following dimensions: length 35.3 feet, breadth...
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Sep 7, 20231 min read


BEN DORA
The BEN DORA was built in 1985 by Bill Holland at his boatyard in D’Iberville for Donald Baker. It was a double-rigged, wooden hull boat...
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Sep 7, 20231 min read


BOY TOCHE
Built for the Cruso Canning Company (C.C. Company), the BOY TOCHE was a single-hulled oil screw with the following dimensions: length...
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Sep 7, 20231 min read


SCOONER
SCOONER was a Biloxi lugger with the following measurements: length 50.2 feet, breadth 15.7 feet, depth 4.5 feet. It weighed 23 gross...
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Sep 7, 20231 min read


BIDWELL ADAM
The 53-foot Biloxi Lugger, BIDWELL ADAM, was owned by Jimmy Williams and Bull Thornton. It was captained for many years by Seagus...
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Sep 7, 20231 min read
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