Martha Lewis (skipjack)

Martha Lewis (skipjack)
Career
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)
Martha Lewis (skipjack) is located in Maryland
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
Architectural style: Skipjack
Governing body: Private
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]

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