Clarence Crockett is a Chesapeake Bay skipjack, built in 1908 at Deep Creek, Virginia. She is a 44.6-foot-long (13.6 m) two-sail bateau, or "V"-bottomed deadrise type of centerboard sloop. She has a beam of 14.7 feet (4.5 m) and a depth of 3.0 feet (0.91 m) with a net registered tonnage of 7. 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 Wenona, Somerset County, Maryland.[3]
| History | |
|---|---|
| Launched | 1908 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 7 NRT |
| Length | 44.6 ft (13.6 m) |
| Beam | 14.7 ft (4.5 m) |
| Depth | 3.0 ft (0.91 m) |
Clarence Crockett | |
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| Location | Lower Thorofare, Wenona, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 38°7′41″N 75°56′54″W / 38.12806°N 75.94833°W |
| Built | 1908 |
| Architectural style | Skipjack |
| MPS | Chesapeake Bay Skipjack Fleet TR[2] |
| NRHP reference No. | 85001079[1] |
| Added to NRHP | 16 May 1985 |
She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1] She is assigned Maryland dredge number 48.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
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Hayward, Mary Ellen, Dr (December 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form / Chessapeake Bay Skipjack Fleet" (pdf). National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Anne Witty and M.E. Hayward (May 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Clarence Crockett (skipjack)" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
- ^ Miller, Cyndy Carrington. "Skipjacks by dredge number". The Last Skipjacks Project. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
External links
edit- Clarence Crockett (skipjack), Somerset County, including photo from 1983, at Maryland Historical Trust
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