Claude W. Somers (skipjack)
Docking at Reedville next to another boat
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History | |
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Builder | W. Thomas Young |
Launched | 1911 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 6 NRT |
Length | 42 ft 6 in (12.95 m) |
Beam | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
Depth | 3 ft (0.91 m) |
Claude W. Somers | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Location | 504 Main St., Reedville, Virginia |
Coordinates | 37°50′37″N 76°16′36″W / 37.84361°N 76.27667°WCoordinates: 37°50′37″N 76°16′36″W / 37.84361°N 76.27667°W |
Built | 1911 |
MPS | Chesapeake Bay Skipjack Fleet TR[1] |
NRHP reference No. | 85001085 (MD), 05000526(VA) |
VLR No. | 066-5049 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | 16 May 1985 (MD), 7 October 2005 (VA)[3] |
Designated VLR | March 16, 2005[2] |
Claud W. Somers is a Chesapeake Bay skipjack, built in 1911 in , by W. Thomas Young of Parksley, who also built Bernice J.. She is ported at the Reedville Fisherman's Museum in Reedville, Virginia. In 1977 Claude W. Somers was struck by a squall near Hooper Strait Light, leaving six drowned, including her owner-captain.[4][5]
She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland in 1985 and in Virginia in 2005.[3] She is an exhibit at the Reedville Fishermen's Museum in Reedville, Virginia.[6]
References[]
- ^ Hayward, Mary Ellen, Dr (December 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form / Chesapeake Bay Skipjack Fleet" (pdf). National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Claude W. Somers". Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-06-14. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
- ^ Haynie, Wendell G.; McRae, Jean (August 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Claude W. Somers" (pdf). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
"National Register Nomination: Claud Somers Skipjack, Northumberland County". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. - ^ "The Claud W. Somers". Reedville Fishermen's Museum. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
External links[]
- Claud W. Somers at the Reedville Fishermen's Museum
Categories:
- Skipjacks
- Ships on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
- 1911 ships
- Ships on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Northumberland County, Virginia
- Maritime incidents in 1977
- Talbot County, Maryland Registered Historic Place stubs
- Chesapeake Bay, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs
- Northumberland County, Virginia geography stubs