Bernice J. is a Chesapeake Bay skipjack, built in 1904 in Young's Creek, Virginia, by W. Thomas Young of Parksley, who also built Claude W. Somers. She is a 42-foot-long (13 m) two-sail bateau, or "V"-bottomed deadrise type of centerboard sloop, commonly referred to as a skipjack. She worked dredging oysters through the 1970s. She is located at Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland.[3]

Bernice J.
History
BuilderW. Thomas Young
Launched1904
General characteristics
Tonnagegross register tons (GRT)
Length58 ft (18 m) LOA
Beam15 ft (4.6 m)
Depth3.3 ft (1.0 m)
Bernice J. (skipjack)
Bernice J. is located in Maryland
Bernice J.
LocationTown Dock, Chestertown, Maryland
Coordinates39°12′24″N 76°3′48″W / 39.20667°N 76.06333°W / 39.20667; -76.06333
Built1904
ArchitectYoung, W. Thomas
Architectural styleSkipjack
MPSChesapeake Bay Skipjack Fleet TR[2]
NRHP reference No.85001946[1]
Added to NRHP5 September 1985

She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ 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)
  3. ^ "Bernice J. (skipjack)". Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2008-06-14.