Thomas W. Clyde (skipjack)

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THOMAS W. CLYDE
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Thomas W. Clyde in front of a workboat at Knapp's Narrows, Maryland
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LocationLower Thorofare, Wenona, Maryland
Coordinates 38°7′41″N75°56′54″W / 38.12806°N 75.94833°W / 38.12806; -75.94833 Coordinates: 38°7′41″N75°56′54″W / 38.12806°N 75.94833°W / 38.12806; -75.94833
Arealess than one acre
Built1911 (1911)
Architectural styleSkipjack
MPS Chesapeake Bay Skipjack Fleet TR
NRHP reference No. 85001084 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 16, 1985

The Thomas W. Clyde is a Chesapeake Bay skipjack, normally ported at Deal Island, Maryland. Built at Oriole, Maryland in 1911, the Clyde is one of nineteen surviving skipjacks built before 1912. [2]

She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1] She is assigned Maryland dredge number 39. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. M.E. Hayward and Anne Witty (May 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Thomas W. Clyde (skipjack)" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
  3. Miller, Cyndy Carrington. "Skipjacks by dredge number". The Last Skipjacks Project. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
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Stern of the Clyde with a pushboat