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WALLACE S.
From the Fleet of Gulf Central Seafood, Inc., WALLACE S., built in 1936, was a wooden hull Biloxi lugger with the following measurements:...
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MISS AMERICA
From the Fleet of Gulf Central Seafood, Inc., The Miss America was a wooden hull Biloxi lugger built in 1926 with the following...
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HARVESTER
Built in 1939, Harvester was a wooden hull Biloxi lugger with the following dimensions: length 50.4 feet, breadth 15.4 feet and depth...
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VERA D
The schooner, VERA D, was built in 1896 for Lazaro Lopez and William K.M. DuKate. These men are considered two of the fathers of...
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SAM MAVAR
The SAM MAVAR, a1950 wooden hull Biloxi lugger with dimensions: length 52.3 feet, breadth 17.6 feet, depth 4.2 feet. Weight 31 gross,...
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VICTOR MAVAR
The VICTOR MAVAR was1943 wooden hull Biloxi lugger with dimensions: length 55.6 feet, breadth 16.8 feet, depth 5.7 feet. Weight 32...
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GERALD MAVAR
GERALD MAVAR, a wooden hull, Biloxi lugger built in 1947 for the Mavar Shrimp and Oyster Company by the Mavar Boat Company and had the...
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JOHN MAVAR SR.
This vessel was built by the Mavar Boat Company as part of the Mavar Shrimp & Oyster Company fleet and was named for the patriarch of the...
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MARIA MAVAR
This vessel was built by the Mavar Boat Company for use in the Mavar Shrimp & Oyster Company.
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JOHN MAVAR
The JOHN MAVAR was built by the Mavar Boat Company as part of the Mavar Shrimp & Oyster Company fleet of 43 vessels. It was named for...
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DOLORES CATHERINE
Built in 1936 by the renowned Jacob “Jacky Jack” Covacevich, Dolores Catherine was a Biloxi Lugger with the following dimensions: length...
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MISS PAT
An oil screw built in Ocean Springs in 1975, Miss Pat’s original name was Big Moe. The vessel was built by master carpenter, Raymond S....
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ALVERA C
Build by Thomas “Sonny” Moore in 1947 for Roland Creel Sr., the Alvera C was a 31 ton, Biloxi Lugger, 53.2 feet long. It was captained...
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OPHELIA WILLIAMS
This Biloxi lugger was built by and for DeJean Packing Company in the 1930s. It was part of a 35-vessel fleet maintained by DeJean...
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PECK WILLIAMS
Built in Mobile, Alabama, in 1971, Peck Williams was the largest steel hull fishing vessel in operation in Biloxi. The vessel was...
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PAN AMERICAN
In the early 1920s, Peter Skrmetta, Sr. realized a long-held dream, he commissioned his own schooner-lugger. He’d worked as a captain on...
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H.E. GUMBEL
The schooner, H.E. GUMBEL, is legendary. It is possibly the iconic Biloxi Schooner, especially with regard to the Biloxi Regattas of the...
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Sep 5, 20231 min read


Biloxi Canning Co/Aughinbaugh Canning Co/Gulf Shrimp & Oyster Company
The Biloxi Canning Company, originally known as Lopez, Elmer, and Company, was a historic seafood processing facility with a rich history...
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Biloxi Seafood Packing Company
The Biloxi Seafood Packing Company Inc. was a seafood processing company located in the Point Cadet neighborhood. It was owned and...
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Kimball's Seafood
John E. “Johnny Boy” Kimball Jr. was the son of John E. Kimball Sr. and Willie May Hugely Kimball, and the heir of the Kimball’s Seafood...
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