A. J. Meerwald
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Owner | Bayshore Center at Bivalve |
| Ordered | 1928 |
| Builder | Charles H. Stowman & Sons shipyard |
| Acquired | 1989 |
| Fate | educational vessel |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | two-masted gaff schooner |
| Tonnage | 57 tons |
| Length | 85 ft (26 m) on deck |
| Beam | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
| Height | 70 ft (21 m) |
| Draft | 6 ft (1.8 m) |
| Propulsion | sail; auxiliary engine |
| Sail plan |
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| Capacity | 44 passengers |
| Notes | oak hull |
A. J. Meerwald | |
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| Location | 22 Miller Avenue on Maurice River, Commercial Township, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 39°14′5″N 75°1′50″W / 39.23472°N 75.03056°WCoordinates: 39°14′5″N 75°1′50″W / 39.23472°N 75.03056°W |
| Area | less than 1-acre (4,000 m2) |
| Architectural style | Delaware Bay oyster schooner |
| NRHP reference No. | 95001256[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 1039[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 7, 1995 |
| Designated NJRHP | July 17, 1995 |
A.J. Meerwald, later known as Clyde A. Phillips, is a restored dredging oyster schooner, whose home port is in the Bivalve section of Commercial Township in Cumberland County, New Jersey. The schooner was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 1995 for her significance in architecture, commerce, and maritime history.[3] She became the state tall ship in 1998.[4] Today, A.J. Meerwald is used by the Bayshore Center at Bivalve for onboard educational programs in the Delaware Bay, and at other ports in the New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware region.[5]
History[]
On September 7, 1928, A.J. Meerwald was constructed and launched by Charles H. Stowman & Sons at the shipyard in Dorchester.[3] She was one of hundreds of schooners built along South Jersey's Delaware Bay shore before the decline of the shipbuilding industry which coincided with the Great Depression. During World War II, she was commandeered under the War Powers Act and turned over to the U.S. Coast Guard for use as a fireboat. In 1947, she was returned to the Meerwald family, who then sold her to Clyde A. Phillips for use as an oyster dredge.[3] In 1998, Governor Christine Todd Whitman proclaimed the schooner the "official tall ship" of New Jersey.[6]
See also[]
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Cumberland County, New Jersey
- List of schooners
- List of museums in New Jersey
References[]
- ^ "National Register Information System – (#95001256)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Cumberland County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. September 28, 2021. p. 2.
- ^ a b c Wren, Meghan E. (November 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: A.J. MEERWALD (Schooner)". National Park Service. With accompanying 9 photos
- ^ SENATE, No. 485, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, 208th LEGISLATURE
- ^ "The AJ Meerwald". Bayshore Center at Bivalve.
- ^ "Schooner Clyde A. Phillips". New Jersey Historic Trust.
External links[]
Media related to A.J. Meerwald (ship, 1928) at Wikimedia Commons- Bayshore Center at Bivalve
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