Florence (dragger)

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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.{{cite web

|url=http://www.mysticseaport.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.viewpage&page_id=B3F33967-D54B-E90C-34ED6316B318FFAB

|title=Florence - Dragger

|publisher=Mystic Seaport

|accessdate=2008-11-15

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Category:Fishing ships of the United States

Category:Museum ships in Mystic, Connecticut

Category:1926 ships

Category:Ships built in Mystic, Connecticut

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