Ship / Boat History

This cat­e­go­ry is for the dis­play of ship / boat his­to­ry. Pic­tures of ships / boats dis­cussed are encour­aged to mar­vel at the evo­lu­tion of our mar­itime vessels.

The ‘Pascagoula’ Ship

Con­tributed by Else Mar­tin Geneal­o­gy and Local His­to­ry Depart­ment The “Pascagoula,” was built by Dierks-Blod­gett Ship­build­ing Com­pa­ny of Pascagoula. This pho­to, tak­en by the Dierks fam­i­ly, is from the ship’s tri­al run in 1918. This dig­i­tal pho­to was donat­ed to…
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