Minnie V (skipjack)
The Minnie V is a Chesapeake Bay skipjack, built in 1906 at Wenona, Maryland. She is a 45.3' long two-sail bateau, or "V"-bottomed deadrise type of centerboard sloop. She has a beam of 15.7' and a depth of 3' with a net registered tonnage of 8 tons. 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 Tilghman, Talbot County, Maryland.[2]
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| Location | Gibsontown Rd. Tilghman, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 38°42′46″N 76°19′53″W |
| Built | 1906 |
| Architectural style | Skipjack |
| MPS | Chesapeake Bay Skipjack Fleet TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 85001092 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 16, 1985 |
The Minnie V is featured as the working Skipjack in the Homicide: Life on the Street television series season 3 episode The Last of the Watermen.
She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- "Maryland Historical Trust". MINNIE V (skipjack). Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-06-14.
External links
- MINNIE V (skipjack), Talbot County, including photo in 1983, at Maryland Historical Trust
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