 Rosie Parks at Chestertown, Maryland in 2019 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Rosie Parks |
| Owner | Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum |
| Builder | Bronza Parks, Wingate, Maryland |
| Completed | 1955 |
| Homeport | Cambridge, Maryland |
| Identification | |
| Status | Operational museum ship |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Chesapeake Bay skipjack |
| Tonnage | 8 tons |
| Length | 46.2 ft (14.1 m) |
| Beam | 16.7 ft (5.1 m) |
| Draft | 1.3 ft (0.40 m) |
| Sail plan | Sloop |
| Notes | [1] |
Rosie Parks is a Chesapeake Bay skipjack built in Wingate, Maryland, in 1955 by Bronza Parks. She is owned by the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum (CBMM); her hailing port is Cambridge, Maryland. Rosie Parks was purchased by CBMM in 1975 from Orville Parks—the boatbuilder's brother—and she was the first skipjack to be preserved afloat by a museum.[2] On November 2, 2013, Rosie Parks was relaunched after a three-year restoration.[3] She is assigned Maryland dredge number 19.[4]
References
- 1 2 "Coast Guard Vessel Documentation". NOAA Fisheries, Office of Science and Technology. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
- ↑ "CBMM announces major restoration project for the skipjack Rosie Parks" (PDF) (Press release). Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. November 6, 2010. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
- ↑ Polk, Chris (November 1, 2013). "Rosie Parks Relaunched Today". Star Democrat. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
- ↑ Miller, Cyndy Carrington. "Skipjacks by dredge number". The Last Skipjacks Project. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
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