Martha Lewis (skipjack)

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)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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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 / 39.53806; -76.09167Coordinates: 39°32′17″N 76°05′30″W / 39.53806°N 76.09167°W / 39.53806; -76.09167
Area	less than one acre
Built	1955 (1955)
Architectural style	Chesapeake Bay Skipjack
MPS	Chesapeake Bay Skipjack Fleet TR
NRHP Reference #	08001175^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 11, 2008

Martha Lewis is a Chesapeake Bay skipjack built in 1955. Her home port is Havre de Grace, Harford County, Maryland.^[2]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Joseph D. Irr (April 2006). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: MARTHA LEWIS (Skipjack)" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.

Official website
MARTHA LEWIS (Skipjack), Harford County, including photo dated 2009, at Maryland Historical Trust

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