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)
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]

She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]

References

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


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