Ernest Hemingway’s 38-foot fishing boat named “Pilar” was built by Wheeler Shipbuilding in New York. “Pilar” was a nickname for Hemingway’s wife Pauline. Hemingway regularly fished off the boat in the waters of Key West, Florida, Marquesas Keys, and the Gulf Stream off the Cuban coast. In addition to fishing trips on Pilar, Hemingway contributed to scientific research which included collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution.