From collection Everett "Red" Boutilier Collection
ROBERT F. O'HARA
The Robert F. O'Hara Family gathered for the launch of the new fishing vessel ROBERT F. O'HARA on August 7, 1971. Mr. O'Hara is surrounded by his wife and mother and eight children. The 109 foot steel side trawler was one of several built by Harvey F. Gamage Shipbuilder, Inc., at South Bristol, Maine for Dorothy M. O'Hara,, Inc., associated with Frank J. O'Hara & Sons of Rockland, Maine. Designed by John W. Gilbert Associates of Boston, she had a 24 ft. beam and 12 foot draft, displacing 305 tons. Fish hold was 7,400 cubic feet. Built under the U S Fishing Fleet Improvement Act, it was financially subsidized by the federal government.
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LB2005.24.67
