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The Seward Polaris
Seward, Alaska
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Seattle's famed four-masted cod-fishing schooner Sophie Christenson, which holds the 1933 world record for 455,000 codfish caught, is being sold by owner Captain J.E. Shields for $3,500 to serve as a home for a Puget Sound family. The 100-foot vessel offers ample living space and deck area.
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SEATTLE (U.P.) - Seattle's famed cod-fishing schooner, the four-masted Sophie Christenson has retired from the sea lanes to serve as a home for a Puget Sound family.
The craft, still holding the world's record codfish catch of 455,000 fish, set in 1933, has been offered for sale by the vessel's owner, Captain J. E. Shields. Shields has asked $3,500 for the craft. The ship is 100 feet long, with enough deck space for a back yard and plenty of room for living quarters.
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offered for sale at $3,500 to serve as a family home
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Seattle's famed four-masted cod-fishing schooner Sophie Christenson, holding the world's record codfish catch of 455,000 fish set in 1933, has retired from sea lanes and is being sold by owner Captain J. E. Shields. The 100-foot ship has enough deck space for a back yard and plenty of room for living quarters for a Puget Sound family.