Rosie Parks (skipjack)

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]

Rosie Parks at Chestertown, Maryland in 2019
History
NameRosie Parks
OwnerChesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
BuilderBronza Parks, Wingate, Maryland
Completed1955
HomeportCambridge, Maryland
Identification
StatusOperational museum ship
General characteristics
TypeChesapeake Bay skipjack
Tonnage8 tons
Length46.2 ft (14.1 m)
Beam16.7 ft (5.1 m)
Draft1.3 ft (0.40 m)
Sail planSloop
Notes[1]

References

  1. "Coast Guard Vessel Documentation". NOAA Fisheries, Office of Science and Technology. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
  2. "CBMM announces major restoration project for the skipjack Rosie Parks" (PDF) (Press release). Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum. November 6, 2010. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
  3. Polk, Chris (November 1, 2013). "Rosie Parks Relaunched Today". Star Democrat. Retrieved December 1, 2013.
  4. Miller, Cyndy Carrington. "Skipjacks by dredge number". The Last Skipjacks Project. Retrieved 21 March 2022.


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