Engineering:Ralph T. Webster (skipjack)

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Short description: United States historic place
RALPH T. WEBSTER
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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
Built1905
Architectural styleSkipjack
MPSChesapeake Bay Skipjack Fleet TR
NRHP reference #85001094 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 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.[2]

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

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