F. C. Lewis, Jr (skipjack)
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F. C. LEWIS, JR | |
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| Location | Lower Thorofare, Wenona, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 38°7′41″N 75°56′54″W / 38.12806°N 75.94833°WCoordinates: 38°7′41″N 75°56′54″W / 38.12806°N 75.94833°W |
| Built | 1907 |
| Architectural style | Skipjack |
| MPS | Chesapeake Bay Skipjack Fleet TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 85001080 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 16, 1985 |
The F. C. Lewis, Jr is a Chesapeake Bay skipjack, built in 1907 at Hopkins, Virginia. She is a 39-foot-long (12 m) two-sail bateau, or "V"-bottomed deadrise type of centerboard sloop. She has a beam of 14.6 feet (4.5 m) and a register depth of 3 feet (0.91 m); her register tonnage is 6. 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.[2]
She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Maryland Historical Trust". F. C. LEWIS, JR (skipjack). Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-06-14.
External links
- F. C. LEWIS, JR (skipjack), Somerset County, including photo in 1984, at Maryland Historical Trust
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