Mary W. Somers (skipjack)

MARY W. SOMERS (Chesapeake Bay skipjack)
Nearest citySt. Marys City, Maryland
Coordinates38°27′12″N 77°3′6″W / 38.45333°N 77.05167°W / 38.45333; -77.05167
Built1904
NRHP reference No.76002173 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 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

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "Maryland Historical Trust" (PDF). MARY W. SOMERS (skipjack). Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-06-14.