Mary W. Somers (skipjack)
MARY W. SOMERS (Chesapeake Bay skipjack) | |
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Nearest city | St. Marys City, Maryland |
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Coordinates | 38°27′12″N 77°3′6″W / 38.45333°N 77.05167°WCoordinates: 38°27′12″N 77°3′6″W / 38.45333°N 77.05167°W |
Built | 1904 |
NRHP reference No. | 76002173 [1] |
Added to NRHP | October 08, 1976 |
The Mary W. Somers is a Chesapeake Bay skipjack, built in 1904 at Mearsville, Virginia. She is a 41.9-foot-long (12.8 m) two-sail bateau, or "V"-bottomed deadrise type of centerboard sloop. She is one of the 35 surviving traditional Chesapeake Bay skipjacks and a member of the last commercial sailing fleet in the United States. She is located at St. Marys City, St. Mary's County, Maryland.[2]
She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Maryland Historical Trust" (PDF). MARY W. SOMERS (skipjack). Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-06-14.
External links[]
- MARY W. SOMERS (skipjack), St. Mary's County, including photo in 1984, at Maryland Historical Trust
Categories:
- St. Mary's County, Maryland
- Skipjacks
- Ships on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
- 1904 ships
- National Register of Historic Places in St. Mary's County, Maryland
- Southern Maryland Registered Historic Place stubs