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Thomas W. Clyde (skipjack)
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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.
Chesapeake Bay
The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States. It lies off the Atlantic Ocean, surrounded by Maryland and Virginia. The Chesapeake Bay's drainage basin covers in the District of Columbia and parts of six states: New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and West...
skipjack, normally ported at Deal Island, Maryland
Deal Island, Maryland
Deal Island is a census-designated place in Somerset County, Maryland, United States. The population was 578 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Salisbury, Maryland Metropolitan Statistical Area...
. Built at Oriole, Maryland
Oriole, Maryland
Oriole is an unincorporated community in Somerset County, Maryland, United States.-References:...
in 1911, the Clyde is one of nineteen surviving skipjacks built before 1912.
External links
- Thomas W. Clyde, Lower Thorofare, Wenona, Somerset County, including photo in 1983, at Maryland Historical Trust