Henry W Ruark

Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Uncurated Search Results

Type: Sloop

Year: 1884

Builder: Moses H Geoghegan

Location: Taylors Island

These records are found in the collection of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Maryland. Uncurated search results are presented to give researchers and interested readers an idea of whether CBMM’s archives contain information about this vessel and whether it may be worthwhile to contact CBMM for further investigation. Uncurated results may be inaccurate or incomplete.

Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum online catalog search, July 2, 2026.

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Fetch?Row IDCatalog #Object NameTitleArtist/MakerDate MadePlace MadeDescriptionFull ImageCBMM Cat. Page
10000.0975.0062.02negativesPart of bow of Henry W. Ruark, with anchor01/01/1969 - 12/31/1969Part of bow of sloop Henry W. Ruark, with anchor; chain, windlass, etc. Place unknown.CBMM catalog page
20000.0975.0062.06negativesAnchor fluke and chain, probably on deck of sloopAnchor fluke and chain, probably on deck of sloop Henry W. Ruark. (See frame 2). Place unknown. See 975.0063.02 for source, date, etc.CBMM catalog page
30000.0975.0062.07negativesMast hoops and running light on boardMast hoops on mast and running light on board fastened to shrouds. May be on sloop Henry W. Ruark. Place unknown. See 975.0063.02 for source, date, etc.CBMM catalog page
40000.1295.0496.00photographic printsSkipjack Henry W. Ruark tied up at CambridgeExact 01/30/1949 - 01/30/1949Skipjack Henry W. Ruark tied up at Cambridge; sails furled; another skipjack behind her; pile of oysters on shore. For source, see 1295.0001CBMM catalog page
50000.1289.0311.00photographic printsTwo skipjacks oystering in Choptank; Henry W. RuarBodine, A. Aubrey __PhotographerExact 11/02/1947 - 11/02/1947__ __Cambridge __Dorchester __Choptank River __Eastern Shore __MDTwo skipjacks oystering in Choptank River, Henry W. Ruark at right, seen from port bow. Other boat un-named.. For source, see 1289.0001CBMM catalog page
60000.1295.0587.00photographic printsTwo skipjacks oystering under sail, r: Henry W. RuExact 11/02/1997 - 11/02/1997__ __ __ __Choptank River __Eastern Shore __MDTwo skipjacks oystering under sail; at right Henry W. Ruark, lefthand boat unidentifiable. For source, see 1295.0001CBMM catalog page
70000.1295.0714.00photographic printsDredging fleet tied up at CambridgeExact 02/21/1948 -Dredging fleet tied up at Cambridge; foreground: Preston Lewis; center: skipjacks Rew Brothers, Myrtle, and Clarence Crockett; rear: skipjack Ethel Lewis, and bugeyes Richard Smith and Sallie Bramble and skipjack Henry W. Ruark. For source, see 1295.0001.CBMM catalog page
80000.1328.0387.00photographic printsSkipjacks, Henry W Ruark and Rew Brothers tied upMoll, John B __PhotographerB&W reference photograph taken by John Moll for his art. Skipjacks, Henry W. Ruark and Rew Brothers, tied up at dock.CBMM catalog page

Created 2026 by Don Barker, CBMM volunteer, for the Chesapeake Shipbuilding Project. shipbuilding@sailingworkboats.es