
1934 Hoopers Island dovetail crab boat. Part of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum.
Categories:
- Type: [Original Ship]
- Subject: [Fishing]
- Era: [1914-1945]
- Propulsion: [Internal Combustion] [Propeller]
Dovetail boats were built in the early 1900s with gasoline engines and a special stern that looked like a motor racer. Dorothy Lee was built in 1934 for oyster tonging and trotlining for crabs.
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