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The ''' ''Elsworth'' ''' is a Chesapeake Bay [[Engineering:Skipjack (boat)|skipjack]], built in 1901 at Hudson, Maryland. She is a {{convert|39.9|ft|m|adj=mid|-long}} two-sail bateau, or "V"-bottomed deadrise type of centerboard sloop. She has a beam of 14.3', a depth of 3.1', and a gross 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.<ref name="mht1">{{cite web|url=http://mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDBDetail.aspx?HDID=866&COUNTY=&SEARCHTYPE=propertySearch&PROPNAME=elsworth&STREETNAME=&CITYNAME=&KEYWORD=|title=Maryland Historical Trust|date=2008-06-14|work= ELSWORTH (skipjack)|publisher=Maryland Historical Trust}}</ref>
The ''' ''Elsworth'' ''' is a Chesapeake Bay [[Engineering:Skipjack (boat)|skipjack]], built in 1901 at Hudson, Maryland. She is a {{convert|39.9|ft|m|adj=mid|-long}} two-sail bateau, or "V"-bottomed deadrise type of centerboard sloop. She has a beam of 14.3', a depth of 3.1', and a gross 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.<ref name="mht1">{{cite web|url=http://mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDBDetail.aspx?HDID=866&COUNTY=&SEARCHTYPE=propertySearch&PROPNAME=elsworth&STREETNAME=&CITYNAME=&KEYWORD=|title=Maryland Historical Trust|date=2008-06-14|work= ELSWORTH (skipjack)|publisher=Maryland Historical Trust}}</ref>


She is owned by the Echo Hill Outdoor School and used for educational excursions on the Chester River and Chesapeake Bay. The Echo Hill School acquired the ''Elsworth'' in 1988 and rebuilt her starting in 1996.<ref name="ehos1">{{cite web|url=http://www.ehos.org/historicboats/|title=Historic Boats|publisher=Echo Hill Outdoor School|accessdate=2009-07-03}}</ref> The ''Elsworth'' is kept at the public pier in Chestertown, Maryland<ref name="mht1"/> alongside the [[Engineering:HMS Sultana (1768)|Schooner Sultana]].
She is owned by the Echo Hill Outdoor School and used for educational excursions on the Chester River and Chesapeake Bay. The Echo Hill School acquired the ''Elsworth'' in 1988 and rebuilt her starting in 1996.<ref name="ehos1">{{cite web|url=http://www.ehos.org/historicboats/|title=Historic Boats|publisher=Echo Hill Outdoor School|accessdate=2009-07-03|archive-date=2009-10-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091028020513/http://ehos.org/historicboats/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The ''Elsworth'' is kept at the public pier in Chestertown, Maryland<ref name="mht1"/> alongside the [[Engineering:HMS Sultana (1768)|Schooner Sultana]].


She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.<ref name="nris"/> She is assigned Maryland dredge number 22.<ref name="lsp-dredge number">{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=Cyndy Carrington |title=Skipjacks by dredge number |url=http://lastskipjacks.com/dredgenumbers.html |website=The Last Skipjacks Project |access-date=21 March 2022}}</ref>
She was listed on the [[Earth:National Register of Historic Places|National Register of Historic Places]] in 1985.<ref name="nris"/> She is assigned Maryland dredge number 22.<ref name="lsp-dredge number">{{cite web |last1=Miller |first1=Cyndy Carrington |title=Skipjacks by dredge number |url=http://lastskipjacks.com/dredgenumbers.html |website=The Last Skipjacks Project |access-date=21 March 2022}}</ref>


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*[http://mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDBDetail.aspx?HDID=866&COUNTY=&SEARCHTYPE=propertySearch&PROPNAME=elsworth&STREETNAME=&CITYNAME=&KEYWORD= ELSWORTH (skipjack), Talbot County], including photo in 1999, at Maryland Historical Trust
*[http://mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDBDetail.aspx?HDID=866&COUNTY=&SEARCHTYPE=propertySearch&PROPNAME=elsworth&STREETNAME=&CITYNAME=&KEYWORD= ELSWORTH (skipjack), Talbot County], including photo in 1999, at Maryland Historical Trust


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Latest revision as of 17:58, 10 May 2025

Short description: United States historic place
ELSWORTH
Skipjack Elsworth at Chestertown.jpg
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LocationGibsontown Rd., Tilghman, Maryland
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] : 38°42′46″N 76°19′53″W / 38.71278°N 76.33139°W / 38.71278; -76.33139
Built1901
ArchitectHubbard, Mitchell; Et al.
Architectural styleSkipjack
MPSChesapeake Bay Skipjack Fleet TR
NRHP reference #85001088 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 16, 1985

The Elsworth is a Chesapeake Bay skipjack, built in 1901 at Hudson, Maryland. She is a 39.9-foot-long (12.2 m) two-sail bateau, or "V"-bottomed deadrise type of centerboard sloop. She has a beam of 14.3', a depth of 3.1', and a gross 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.[2]

She is owned by the Echo Hill Outdoor School and used for educational excursions on the Chester River and Chesapeake Bay. The Echo Hill School acquired the Elsworth in 1988 and rebuilt her starting in 1996.[3] The Elsworth is kept at the public pier in Chestertown, Maryland[2] alongside the Schooner Sultana.

She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1] She is assigned Maryland dredge number 22.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008. https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Maryland Historical Trust". ELSWORTH (skipjack). Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-06-14. http://mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDBDetail.aspx?HDID=866&COUNTY=&SEARCHTYPE=propertySearch&PROPNAME=elsworth&STREETNAME=&CITYNAME=&KEYWORD=. 
  3. ↑ "Historic Boats". Echo Hill Outdoor School. http://www.ehos.org/historicboats/. Retrieved 2009-07-03. 
  4. ↑ Miller, Cyndy Carrington. "Skipjacks by dredge number". http://lastskipjacks.com/dredgenumbers.html. 

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