Claude W. Somers (skipjack)
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The Claude W. Somers is a Chesapeake Bay
skipjack, built in 1911 in Young's Creek, Virginia, by W. Thomas Young of Parksley, who also built the Bernice J.
. She is presently ported at Claiborne, Maryland
. In 1977 the Somers was struck by a squall near Hooper Strait Light
, leaving six drowned, including her owner-captain.
She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1985.
Chesapeake Bay
The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. It lies off the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Maryland and Virginia. The Chesapeake Bay's drainage basin covers in the District of Columbia and parts of six states: New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West...
skipjack, built in 1911 in Young's Creek, Virginia, by W. Thomas Young of Parksley, who also built the Bernice J.
Bernice J. (skipjack)
The Bernice J. is a Chesapeake Bay skipjack, built in 1904 in Young's Creek, Virginia, by W. Thomas Young of Parksley, who also built the Claude W. Somers. She is a two-sail bateau, or "V"-bottomed deadrise type of centerboard sloop, commonly referred to as a skipjack. She worked dredging...
. She is presently ported at Claiborne, Maryland
Claiborne, Maryland
Claiborne is an unincorporated community in Talbot County, Maryland. The village is located on the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay near the mouth of the Eastern Bay at , and uses ZIP code 21624. The 2000 U.S. Census lists the population as 147 and the number of homes as 84, slightly down from...
. In 1977 the Somers was struck by a squall near Hooper Strait Light
Hooper Strait Light
Hooper Strait Light is one of four surviving Chesapeake Bay screw-pile lighthouses in the U.S. state of Maryland. Originally located in Hooper Strait, between Hooper and Bloodsworth Islands in Dorchester County and at the entrance to Tangier Sound, it is now an exhibit at the Chesapeake Bay...
, leaving six drowned, including her owner-captain.
She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1985.
External links
- CLAUDE W. SOMERS, Talbot County, including photo in 1983, at Maryland Historical Trust