Clarence Crockett is a Chesapeake Bay skipjack, built in 1908 at Deep Creek, Virginia. She is a 44.6-foot-long (13.6 m) two-sail bateau, or "V"-bottomed deadrise type of centerboard sloop. She has a beam of 14.7 feet (4.5 m) and a depth of 3.0 feet (0.91 m) with a net registered tonnage of 7. 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.[3]

Clarence Crockett
History
Launched1908
General characteristics
TonnageNRT
Length44.6 ft (13.6 m)
Beam14.7 ft (4.5 m)
Depth3.0 ft (0.91 m)
Clarence Crockett
Clarence Crockett is located in Maryland
Clarence Crockett
LocationLower Thorofare, Wenona, Maryland
Coordinates38°7′41″N 75°56′54″W / 38.12806°N 75.94833°W / 38.12806; -75.94833
Built1908
Architectural styleSkipjack
MPSChesapeake Bay Skipjack Fleet TR[2]
NRHP reference No.85001079[1]
Added to NRHP16 May 1985

She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1] She is assigned Maryland dredge number 48.[4]

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. ^ Anne Witty and M.E. Hayward (May 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Clarence Crockett (skipjack)" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  4. ^ Miller, Cyndy Carrington. "Skipjacks by dredge number". The Last Skipjacks Project. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
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