Nellie L. Byrd (skipjack)

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NELLIE L. BYRD
Nellie L. Byrd (skipjack) is located in Maryland
Nellie L. Byrd (skipjack)
LocationMiddle River, Maryland
Coordinates39°19′19″N 76°25′37″W / 39.32194°N 76.42694°W / 39.32194; -76.42694Coordinates: 39°19′19″N 76°25′37″W / 39.32194°N 76.42694°W / 39.32194; -76.42694
Built1911
Architectural styleSkipjack
MPSChesapeake Bay Skipjack Fleet TR
NRHP reference No.85001093 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 16, 1985

The Nellie L. Byrd is a Chesapeake Bay skipjack, built in 1911 at Oriole, Maryland. She is a 53.6' long two-sail bateau, or "V"-bottomed deadrise type of centerboard sloop. She has a beam of 26.7', a depth of 4.8', and a net tonnage of 18 tons. She is one of the 35 surviving traditional Chesapeake Bay skipjacks and a member of the last commercial sailing fleet in the United States. When listed, she was located at Tilghman, Talbot County, Maryland.[2] Since 2005, she is located at Middle River, Maryland, Baltimore County, Maryland.[3][4]

She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 [1] and received a Save America's Treasures grant in 2006.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "Maryland Historical Trust". NELLIE L. BYRD (skipjack). Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-06-14.
  3. ^ Chesapeake Bay Memories: Skipjack Nellie L. Byrd
  4. ^ "Nellie L. Byrd". The Last Skipjacks Project. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Interior Department and Partners Announce $7.6 Million in Save America's Treasures Grants". US Department of the Interior. December 12, 2006. Retrieved January 18, 2020.

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