Martha Lewis is a Chesapeake Bay skipjack built in 1955. Her home port is Havre de Grace, Harford County, Maryland.[2]
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Martha Lewis |
| Owner | Chesapeake Heritage Conservancy, Inc. |
| Operator | Chesapeake Heritage Conservancy, Inc. |
| Builder | Bronza Parks, Wingate, Maryland |
| Completed | 1955 |
| Status | Operational |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Chesapeake Bay skipjack |
| Tonnage | 8 tons |
| Length | 49 ft 5 in (15.06 m) |
| Beam | 16 ft 7 in (5.05 m) |
| Draft | 3 ft 8 in (1.12 m) |
| Sail plan | Sloop |
Martha Lewis (skipjack) | |
   | |
| Location | Millard Tydings Memorial Park, Commerce St. at S. Strawberry La, Havre de Grace, Maryland |
| Coordinates | 39°32′17″N 76°05′30″W / 39.53806°N 76.09167°W |
| Architectural style | Chesapeake Bay Skipjack |
| MPS | Chesapeake Bay Skipjack Fleet TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 08001175[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 11, 2008 |
She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1] She is assigned Maryland dredge number 8.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Joseph D. Irr (April 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: MARTHA LEWIS (Skipjack)" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
- ^ Miller, Cyndy Carrington. "Skipjacks by dredge number". The Last Skipjacks Project. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
External links
edit- Official website
- MARTHA LEWIS (Skipjack), Harford County, including photo dated 2009, at Maryland Historical Trust