Claude W. Somers
Docking at Reedville next to another boat
History
BuilderW. Thomas Young
Launched1911
General characteristics
Tonnage6 NRT
Length42 ft 6 in (12.95 m)
Beam14 ft (4.3 m)
Depth3 ft (0.91 m)
Claude W. Somers
Claude W. Somers (skipjack) is located in Virginia
Claude W. Somers (skipjack)
Claude W. Somers (skipjack) is located in the United States
Claude W. Somers (skipjack)
Location504 Main St., Reedville, Virginia
Coordinates37°50′37″N 76°16′36″W / 37.84361°N 76.27667°W / 37.84361; -76.27667
Built1911
MPSChesapeake Bay Skipjack Fleet TR[1]
NRHP reference No.85001085 (MD), 05000526(VA)
VLR No.066-5049
Significant dates
Added to NRHP16 May 1985 (MD), 7 October 2005 (VA)[3]
Designated VLRMarch 16, 2005[2]

Claud W. Somers is a Chesapeake Bay skipjack, built in 1911 in Young's Creek, Virginia, by W. Thomas Young of Parksley, who also built Bernice J.. She is ported at the Reedville Fisherman's Museum in Reedville, Virginia. In 1977 Claude W. Somers was struck by a squall near Hooper Strait Light, leaving six drowned, including her owner-captain.[4][5]

She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland in 1985 and in Virginia in 2005.[3] She is an exhibit at the Reedville Fishermen's Museum in Reedville, Virginia.[6] She is assigned Maryland dredge number 55.[7]

References

  1. ^ Hayward, Mary Ellen (December 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form / Chesapeake Bay Skipjack Fleet" (pdf). National Park Service. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  4. ^ "Claude W. Somers". Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-06-14. Retrieved 2012-10-26.
  5. ^ Haynie, Wendell G.; McRae, Jean (August 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Claude W. Somers" (pdf). Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
    "National Register Nomination: Claud Somers Skipjack, Northumberland County". Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
  6. ^ "The Claud W. Somers". Reedville Fishermen's Museum. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  7. ^ Miller, Cyndy Carrington. "Skipjacks by dredge number". The Last Skipjacks Project. Retrieved 21 March 2022.

External links

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
Fishing vessels
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