MINNIE V | |
| Location | Gibsontown Rd. Tilghman, Maryland |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38°42′46″N76°19′53″W / 38.71278°N 76.33139°W /38.71278; -76.33139 |
| Built | 1906 |
| Architectural style | Skipjack |
| MPS | Chesapeake Bay Skipjack Fleet TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 85001092[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 16, 1985 |
TheMinnie V is aChesapeake Bayskipjack, built in 1906 atWenona, Maryland, United States. It is a 45.3-foot-long, two-sail bateau, or "V"-bottomed deadrise type of centerboard sloop. It has a beam of 15.7 feet and a depth of 3 feet with a net registered tonnage of 8 tons. It is one of the 35 surviving traditional Chesapeake Bay skipjacks and a member of the last commercial sailing fleet in the United States. It is located atTilghman,Talbot County, Maryland.[2]
TheMinnie V is featured as the working skipjack in the television seriesHomicide: Life on the Street (third-season episode: "The Last of the Watermen").
It was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1] it is assigned Maryland dredge number 50, was previously dredge 33.[3]
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