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Photo Title:	Capt. Morrissey Johnson having a lunch on board the "Lady Johnson II"
Description:	Taken during the annual seal hunt near Labrador.
Image No.:	PF-301.097
Image Location:	Box37/pf301_097.jpeg
Date of Creation:	1981
Physical Description:	1 photograph : col. ; 9 x 13 cm
Biography/Admin History:	"Lady Johnson II" - (ex "Polarbjorn" 1975, ex "Jopeter" 1958, ex "Brategg" 1950) Newfoundland sealing vessel, official number 348704, 591 gross tons, built in 1932 at Trondheim, Norway, registered in St. John's, Newfoundland in 1975 and owned by Johnson Combined Enterprises Limited, Catalina, Newfoundland. Sold and renamed "Beothic Endeavour" in 1988. Sold again and renamed "Arctic Trader" in 1993. The vessel doesn't appear to be registered after 1999. Frederick Morrissey Johnson was born in Little Catalina, October 21, 1932. At age nine he moved to Catalina to live with his grandfather, and at age 15 went to sea as a deckhand with his father and grandfather. By the time he was 24 he was a ship's captain. His ships would not only go to the seal hunt over the years, but also took part in offshore oil exploration and ocean research. In 1984 he was elected as the MP for Bonavista-Trinity Conception. After an unsuccessful run for re-election in 1988, he returned to the sea and ran a tour boat business out of St. John's harbour. Capt. Johnson was killed in a moose-vehicle accident near Lewisporte Junction, Newfoundland, July 14, 2003.
Custodial History:	Taken by Gordon Slade who donated it to the Maritime History Archive in 1995.
Source Donor:	Gordon Slade
Collection Title:	Gordon Slade Photograph Collection
Restrictions on Access:	Copyright held by the Maritime History Archive.
Copyright:	c-mha
Physical Condition:	Excellent
Subjects:	Johnson, Frederick Morrissey, Captain, 1932-2003 / Lady Johnson II (Ship) / Sealing--Newfoundland and Labrador / Sealing ships.
Photographer:	Gordon Slade