Menhaden Fishing Boat East Coast 1914

$35

1914 Portsmouth Menhaden Seiner. The Menhaden Fishery was a very important industry at the turn of the Century along the “Long Island Coast”. This fishing seiner was 87 feet long and carried a crew of 18 plus the captain. She was powered by a 150 H.P. heavy oil Kalenberg engine….plan measures 23″ x 27″…Click on a photo…  I.D. #34