San Diego Tuna Boats

Want to send a Huge Thank You to the Neves Family for sending in this photo. Classic shot of the Constitution I believe she was launched in 1952 by Campbells shipyard. 465 tons of capacity and was the first Seiner to carry a Sea Plane . My expert at the bait boats says it was converted in October 1959 Again Thank You to Neves Family, this is the way it works. Send in your pictures to [email protected]

One of my favorite pictures I have ever taken. Loved these Seiners too bad the Uncle Louie wasn’t there. Castagnola family was a very influential family in the fleet. Again one of my fathers favorite families, he never said a bad word about the Castagnola family. And that’s enough for me . Send me your favorite pictures or email me so I can make arrangements to get them from you . [email protected]

One from my Fathers collection. He took this picture in the Early 80s in Mobile Alabama , He was there about a month with his great friend John ( TEX ) Teixeira  . I remembered how much it didn’t bother him being there so long, because of the seafood restaurants  . Send in your pictures and memories to [email protected]

Mermaid working on its net at Embarcadero in early 70s. Owned by Frank Correia great skipper , pops loved Frank and his sons. Dad only fished on Mermaid a short time but he never talked about a boat and crew more then the Mermaid . Send your pictures to [email protected]

So this is another nice shot taken by my family. Stacie Antoinette at the foot of B street. Eastern Pacific in rear. Photo taken in the late 70s a great time to walk the Embarcadero in San Diego , unfortunately those days are gone. Send your favorite pictures to [email protected]

One of my first pictures i took,  Proud Heritage heading to San Pedro to unload. I believe this was in the late 70s, I loved this rig.  My father spent many  wonderful years fishing on the Proud Heritage . Send in your pictures to [email protected]

Nair, at local banks in 1987. I took this shot while aboard the Venturous . Almost certain the seiner off the stern is the Mary Antoinette . Send your pictures to [email protected]

 

Great shot of the seiner Constitution in a set. Im guessing this was around 1980 taken by my father aboard the Proud Heritage . Joe DaLuz was the great long time skipper of the Constitution. Send me your pictures come on we know you have them . [email protected]

Another one of my family pictures . This is the famous fuel dock , or Zolezzi’s . Seemed like a lot of trips began and ended from that dock. I’m guessing this is the Mary Antoinette and the Marietta it was a  common site to see those two seiners also owned by Zolezzi at the fuel dock. Send me your pictures to [email protected]

This is another one of my photos that I took myself from Seaport Village looking South. I believe this was in the late 1990 or early 91. Great rig at the time , it was later painted blue , honestly this was the only boat that I can remember that Gann’s owned that was white. I’m sure there were others I just can’t think of them . Also, I think this was the first or one of the first seiners built by Martinac with a stern engine. Send your favorite picture to [email protected]