 Docking at Reedville next to another boat | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Builder | W. Thomas Young |
| Launched | 1911 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 6 NRT |
| Length | 42 ft 6 in (12.95 m) |
| Beam | 14 ft (4.3 m) |
| Depth | 3 ft (0.91 m) |
Claude W. Somers | |
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| Location | 504 Main St.,Reedville, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37°50′37″N76°16′36″W / 37.84361°N 76.27667°W /37.84361; -76.27667 |
| Built | 1911 |
| MPS | Chesapeake Bay Skipjack Fleet TR[1] |
| NRHP reference No. | 85001085 (MD), 05000526(VA) |
| VLR No. | 066-5049 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | 16 May 1985 (MD), 7 October 2005 (VA)[3] |
| Designated VLR | March 16, 2005[2] |
Claud W. Somers is aChesapeake Bayskipjack, built in 1911 inYoung's Creek, Virginia, by W. Thomas Young ofParksley, who also builtBernice J.. She is ported at theReedville Fisherman's Museum inReedville, Virginia. In 1977Claude W. Somers was struck by a squall nearHooper Strait Light, leaving six drowned, including her owner-captain.[4][5]
She was listed on theNational Register of Historic Places in Maryland in 1985 and in Virginia in 2005.[3] She is an exhibit at theReedville Fishermen's Museum inReedville, Virginia.[6] She is assigned Maryland dredge number 55.[7]
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