F.D. Crockett Explained

F.D. Crockett
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:June 21, 2012[1]
Designated Other1 Number:059-5013
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:287 Jackson Creek Rd. (Deltaville Maritime Museum), near Deltaville, Virginia
Coordinates:37.5528°N -76.3267°W
Built:c.
Builder:Alexander Gaines
Added:August 22, 2012
Refnum:12000544[2]

F.D. Crockett is a Poquoson-style Chesapeake Bay log-built oyster buy-boat, built in 1924 in Seaford, Virginia, by Alexander Gaines. The length of the boat is 62.8feet overall, 55.8 foot keel length, with a beam of 15.7 feet and draft of 4.6 feet. The gross tonnage is 28, net tonnage 16. The F.D. Crockett was built primarily for freight hauling and the buying and transporting of produce. She is ported at the Deltaville Maritime Museum near Deltaville, Virginia. She is on display for educational purposes and travels the Chesapeake Bay as an ambassador for the museum.[3]

She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm. 21 September 2013. dead.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Listings. 2012-08-31. Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 8/20/12 through 8/24/12. National Park Service.
  3. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: F.D. Crockett . David Moran. March 2012. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying four photos