Menhaden fishing vessel Earl J Conrad jr(ex mv OlgaPatricia, USS Deal) and Sisterships
on the internet
by Derek Burroughs, jr:
(FS-263)Earl J Conrad jr
(FS-?)John S Dempster
http://www.shipspotting.com/modules/myalbum/photo.php?lid=425795
(At the bottom of this pagethere is a film on the subject of these fishing ships. This footagefeatures the Dempster and maybe also Smith Island)
There is a documentary onPBS-"A fish tale":
http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/229/index.htm
The menhaden documentarystarts @8.00.
The Earl J Conrad jr is not onthere, though, but the sister ship John S Dempster Jr(FS-?) is featuredfrom 16.00-16.10.
It gives a good insight inthe business that the Earl J Conrad jr is a part of.
Maybe also a shot of the JSDat 13:35. At 14.33 the small boat stems from the John S Dempster.
Other (sister ships) featuredin that documentary are Smith Island(FS-216), GreatWicomico(FS-227)Shearwater(FS-411) and the Smuggler's Point.
(FS-209)Lancaster
http://www.ragerlaw.com/PostcardImages/PostcardReedvilleTheLancaster.jpg
(FS-411)Shearwater
(FS-216)Smith Island
SmugglerŐs Point
A seemingly virtually intact sister ship(not
(FS-313)Betsy Ross
http://www.chesterahoy.com/SHIPS/pancan.htm