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was a Boston pilot boat built in 1896 by
Ambrose A. Martin of East Boston. She was owned by Franklin B. Wellock who was a Boston pilot for more than 55 years. The pilot-boat was named for his daughter, Minerva Hill. She was sold to
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was a pilot boat that was launched from the
Ambrose A. Martin's East Boston shipyard in 1894. She was built for pilot service for Captain Thomas Cooper, E. G. Martin,
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Ambrose A. Martin died, at age 82, on
January 1, 1934, in Boston, Massachusetts. Funeral service were from the Bennison Funeral Home at the Winthrop Street Center.
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