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Florence

Florence
History
United States
Builder	Franklin G. Post
Completed	1926
Status	Operational museum ship
General characteristics
Installed power	Gray Marine 6-71

Florence is a western rig dragger located at Mystic Seaport in Mystic, Connecticut, United States. Florence was built in 1926 by Franklin G. Post along the Mystic River and was used as a dragger in Long Island Sound. In 1982 Florence was acquired by Mystic Seaport and completely restored to her original configuration. Florence is the only working dragger in a museum collection. Florence is now used to carry students to collect marine biology specimens from Fishers Island Sound.

References

1. "Florence - Dragger". Mystic Seaport. Archived from the original on 2009-07-14. Retrieved 2008-11-15.

41°21′45″N 71°57′55″W / 41.36250°N 71.96528°W / 41.36250; -71.96528

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