Nellie L. Byrd (skipjack)

Nellie L. Byrd (skipjack)
NELLIE L. BYRD
Nellie L. Byrd (skipjack) is located in Maryland
Location: Gibsontown Rd., Tilghman, Maryland
Coordinates: 38°42′46″N 76°19′53″W / 38.71278°N 76.33139°W / 38.71278; -76.33139Coordinates: 38°42′46″N 76°19′53″W / 38.71278°N 76.33139°W / 38.71278; -76.33139
Built: 1911
Architectural style: Skipjack
Governing body: Private
MPS: Chesapeake Bay Skipjack Fleet TR
NRHP Reference#:

85001093

[1]
Added to NRHP: May 16, 1985

The Nellie L. Byrd is a Chesapeake Bay skipjack, built in 1911 at Oriole, Maryland. She is a 53.6' long two-sail bateau, or "V"-bottomed deadrise type of centerboard sloop. She has a beam of 26.7', a depth of 4.8', and a net tonnage of 18 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]

She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

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