Mystery Shrimp Boat Freeport, Texas

Her name is Mystery. She was built of out of cypress in 1940 in Louisiana by boat builder S. Klonaris. Measuring more than 60 feet in topside length, 17 feet wide and weighing more than 40 tons, this wide-hulled boat was built for strength and durability. When first built, she was 'top of the line'. By 1964, only 25 years after her construction, she was an old lady. She had become obsolete. Her final captain was Billy Larry Ledet.

The Mystery can be seen in Freeport, Texas off highway 288 near the Freeport Police Department headquarters. For more information about Mystery visit the Freeport Visitors Bureau.

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[klonarismk]

My grandfather built this boat..

[piewakky]

Do you have any pics of your Grandpa with the boat or some more info on it?

[LizzyTheHedgeHog11]

i live in freeport, i love the docmentary u did on this boat, amazing@!

[piewakky]

Thank you.

[oseanvi6]

granther made a fine vessel

[MrBaldridge1988]

wonder if it still floats?

[rchro71]

My dad was the last owner of this boat.

[sfrouse1]

My grandfather, Frank "Shorty" Bedford moved the Mystery to her current location on August 28, 1968 while working for the Wilson Equipment Company in Freeport. Pictures and stories of this old boat are very near and dear to my heart.

[HonRosie6]

I see this like EVERY DAY. cool. :)

[blackelk7373]

west broad street!!!

[crazycolton95]

Acutually i live in freeport the reason why this boat is an icon in freeport is there is a story to it here it goes "four men where on this boat shrimpin well when it was time to bless the shrimp boats from ther journey the mystery boat was first and when it was getting blessed people saw that no crew came back with the boat..... a mystery?? thats how she got her name.