Ralph T. Webster (skipjack)

United States historic place


RALPH T. WEBSTER
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location	Gibsontown Rd., Tilghman, Maryland
Coordinates	38°42′46″N 76°19′53″W / 38.71278°N 76.33139°W / 38.71278; -76.33139
Built	1905
Architectural style	Skipjack
MPS	Chesapeake Bay Skipjack Fleet TR
NRHP reference No.	85001094
Added to NRHP	May 16, 1985

The Ralph T. Webster is a Chesapeake Bay skipjack, built in 1905 at Oriole, Maryland. She is a 47.7' long two-sail bateau, or "V"-bottomed deadrise type of centerboard sloop. She has a beam of 15.3' and a depth of 3.5', with net registered tonnage of 8 tons. She 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.

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

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
"Maryland Historical Trust". RALPH T. WEBSTER (skipjack). Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-06-14.

External links

RALPH T. WEBSTER (skipjack), Talbot County, including photo in 1983, at Maryland Historical Trust

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