Ralph T. Webster (skipjack)


RALPH T. WEBSTER
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Gibsontown Rd., Tilghman, Maryland
Coordinates	38°42′46″N 76°19′53″W / 38.71278°N 76.33139°W / 38.71278; -76.33139Coordinates: 38°42′46″N 76°19′53″W / 38.71278°N 76.33139°W / 38.71278; -76.33139
Built	1905
Architectural style	Skipjack
MPS	Chesapeake Bay Skipjack Fleet TR
NRHP Reference #	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

1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "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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