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Maritime CAPTAINS, MASTERS - Mississippi Gulf Coast-Mississippi Sound, compiled by Else J. Martin
DELMAS, Tucker
•	1900, Tug boat Captain, lived on River Front St. Scranton, born in Alabama. 1900 U. S. Census, Jackson Co., Miss.
DELMAS, Valentine (I)
•	1818 - Schooner Italian, built on Pearl River, 1814; reg. July 1818, Port of Pascagoula, owner and Master, Valentine Delmas of Pascagoula, Miss. NOSRE
DELMAS, Valentine (II)
•	Steam Tug Rolla, Valentine Delmas, Master, having been thoroughly overhauled and repaired, is now ready for TOWING and LIGHTERING at usual rates. Vessels drawing 13 feet and under, will be towed and piloted in or out to sea, through Horn Island Pass, at $3.00 per foot. Good and fresh water furnished to Vessels at one cent per gallon. Oak wood also furnished if required. Signed John Foster. PStar Adv., Jan. 18,1874
DEMES, Capt.
•	One day last week while Captain Demes of the Escambia, was towing timber out to the shipping when he saw a black whale between Round and Horn Islands. He says it was about thirty-five feet long and looked as large as a ten ton schooner. When he first discovered the whale porpoises playing around it, and it seemed to be having lots of fun spouting water and swimming around the "small fry." The Captain says he would have attempted to harpoon his whaleship had it been that a stiff wind was blowing at the time, and he did not like to cast loose his tow for fear of having the logs broken apart. DStar, Apr. 18, 1877.
DENNY, Sam D.
•	1900 - Among all the incidents of the last blow were some little ludicrous matters that occurred: for instance, the tug Mary, commanded by Capt. Sam Denny, in returning from Horn Island was tossed and sprayed by the waves... DStar,1900.
•	1900, Steamboat Captain, lived in Moss Point, born in Miss. 1900 U. S. Census, Jackson Co., Miss.
DEPEW, Jesse
•	1825 - Schooner, Rising State, built at Pascagoula, Miss, in 1819 by Walter Davis. 1st owners Walter Davis & Ellis Fairbanks, Pascagoula (Moss Point area). Reg Dec. 13, 1825, husband or managing owner and Master: Jesse Depew. NOSRE 1.
DETHLOFF, Capt. Frank
•	1899 - The schooner Nan M. Dantzler, Capt. Frank Dethloff, master, arrived in the river Tuesday after a seven days passage from Vera Cruz, having experienced strong north east winds. On the outward trip a Norwegian sailor named Loro Johnson fell overboard and was drowned." DStar, Mar. 31, 1899.
•	1900 - The schooner, L. N. Dantzler, Captain Frank Dethloff, is loading a cargo of lumber at the Otis saw mill in New Orleans for Mexico. We visited the schooner Monday and found the Captain and his clever mate, Mr. Alberts, in good health and spirits. DStar, Mar. 30, 1900.
•	1900 - The schooner, Nan M. Dantzler, Capt. Frank Dethloff, and mate Willie Alberts, arrived at the L. N. Dantzler Lumber Co.'s docks Sunday morning, from Vera Cruz via Ship Island Quarantine Station. She reports having made the voyage in 7 days, had fine weather with strong easterly winds. The Dantzler is being loaded with lumber for a return trip. DStar, Oct. 7,1900.
•	1904 - The schooner Susie B. Dantzler, Capt. Frank Dethloff, arrived the middle of last week from Progresso, Mexico, beating all previous records, having made the round trip in twenty-two days. The captain received congratulations from his many friends regarding his quick voyage. DStar, June
17,	1904 .
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