From collection Everett "Red" Boutilier Collection
GEN. GEORGE S. PATTON
Gen George S. Patton, named by owners because one of them served under Gen. Patton during WW II. Built at Goudy and Stevens, 1973. 86 foot steel stern trawler privately financed, leading to a lawsuit that delayed her moving to New Bedford, Massachusetts which would be her homeport as a part of the fleet of Lowther Inc. With a 23 foot beam and a 9 foot draft at midships, her fish holds measure out at 34,000 cubic feet capable of holding 136,000 pounds of fish.