Florence at Drydock
by George Moore
Title
Florence at Drydock
Artist
George Moore
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Photograph - Photographic Digital Art Print
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The fishing boat Florence represents the evolution from sail to engine power of small inshore fishing boats, a transition which was firmly established by 1910, and is a vessel type which drags a conical net across the bottom to gather fish. That method originated in Europe, and was first adopted by the larger fishing schooners of Massachusetts, the “eastern-rigged draggers” which carried a large wheelhouse aft and a large working deck amidships. Along the southern shore of Connecticut, smaller fishing boats were adapted for dragging: the broad aft deck for working, a small pilot house forward, known as the “western rig.” In summertime, the draggers were engaged in swordfishing, a favorite fishery of the crews.
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May 4th, 2019
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