PA Fish business – 8 NEW TUNA FISHING BOATS – in SD

Of approximately 24 NEW Tuna Fishing Boats launched in Southern California waters in 1928, “PA” (i.e. Portuguese-Americans) owners account for fully 33% of them. They were:

1. ‘CALIFORNIA’ – 114′ – 300 h.p. Union – J. Cardoso (fishing for California Packing Corp.)
2. ‘ST. VERONICA’ – 114′ – 300 h.p. Union – M. Silvera & Sons (fishing for California Packing Corp.)
3. ‘ST. THERESA’ – 108′ – 400 h.p. Western Enterprise – Frank Silva (fishing for Cohn-Hopkins, Inc.)
4. ‘GREYHOUND’ – 115′ – 400 h.p. Western Enterprise – Medina & Sons (fishing for Van Camp Sea Food Company)
5. ‘MARINER’ – 117′ – 400 h.p. Union – Joe Monise (fishing for Van Camp Sea Food Co.)
6. ‘SACRAMENTO’ – 112′ – 400 h.p. Fairbank-Morse – John Santos (fishing for Van Camp Sea Food Co.)
7. ‘UNNAMED at presstime’ – 95′ – 400 h.p. Atlas-Imperial – M. M. Perry (fishing for K. Hovden Co.)
8. ‘FUNCHAL’ – 113′ – 400 h.p. Atlas-Imperial – M. & S. Correia (fishing for Van Camp Sea Food Co.)