Ralph T. Webster (skipjack)
RALPH T. WEBSTER | |
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| Location | Gibsontown Rd., Tilghman, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 38°42′46″N 76°19′53″W / 38.71278°N 76.33139°WCoordinates: 38°42′46″N 76°19′53″W / 38.71278°N 76.33139°W |
| Built | 1905 |
| Architectural style | Skipjack |
| MPS | Chesapeake Bay Skipjack Fleet TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 85001094 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 16, 1985 |
The Ralph T. Webster is a Chesapeake Bay skipjack, built in 1905 at Oriole, Maryland. She is a 47.7' long two-sail bateau, or "V"-bottomed deadrise type of centerboard sloop. She has a beam of 15.3' and a depth of 3.5', with net registered tonnage of 8 tons. She 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 Tilghman, Talbot County, Maryland.[2]
She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "Maryland Historical Trust". RALPH T. WEBSTER (skipjack). Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-06-14.
External links[]
- RALPH T. WEBSTER (skipjack), Talbot County, including photo in 1983, at Maryland Historical Trust
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- Ships in Talbot County, Maryland
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