William H. Skinner

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Type: Schooner

Year: 1893

Builder: W. Skinner & Sons

Location: Baltimore

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Fetch?Row IDCatalog #Object NameTitleArtist/MakerDate MadePlace MadeDescriptionFull ImageCBMM Cat. Page
18888.0077.0000.00documentsJohn. G. Earle Papers:<CR>The collection is a verticRange, Cir 01/01/1894 - 12/31/1991This collection begins on CSC 15C3 and continues on CSC 15C4.John. G. Earle Papers:The collection is a vertical file of notes, ship plans, letters, drawings, articles, and photographs assembled by John Earle on varied Chesapeake maritime research topics, and individuals with whom he corresponded. Arranged alphabetically in three large boxes, two are of nautical subjects, and the other, people. Individuals are listed by last name, and vessels by name or type. Chronologically, the collection includes correspondence from the 1910s to the 1980s (not all involving Earle), but including original printed material, the collection dates from 1894 to 1991. Topics that contained no original research by Earle were removed to the library vertical file. Note: All photographs in the collection have been removed to the library photo archive, and are listed under accession number 1176. Photocopies of originals remain in the folders listed below. Biographical Background (from MS 30)Born in Easton, Maryland on March 14, 1901, John Goldsborough Earle expressed a love for and an interest in the vessels of the Chesapeake Bay early in life. It would be this interest that ultimately shaped his professional life, with Earle able to parlay this curiosity into the receipt of a degree in naval architecture and mechanical engineering from Lehigh University upon his graduation in 1926. After working for the Baldwin Locomotive Works in Philadelphia, from 1943-1946 Earle served as the special assistant to the chief engineer at the U.S. Maritime Commission in Washington, D.C. Earle then moved to Moylan, Pennsylvania where he was employed by the New York-based Nordberg Manufacturing Company. During this time Earle pursued the application of the diesel engine to the maritime environment, ultimately serving on the Ships' Machinery Committee of the Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers. Earle retired in 1966 and served as a member of the Board of Governors for the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, and returned to Easton in 1979. A thorough and exhaustive researcher, Earle never ceased in his quest to study and document the indigenous water craft of the Chesapeake Bay. Earle's scholarship put him in contact with many of the twentieth century's foremost maritime historians, including Howard I. Chapelle and Robert H. Burgess, and his work was particularly valuable to Marion V. Brewington in his study of Chesapeake Bay log canoes and bugeyes. Earle also contributed works to Yachting and Chesapeake Bay magazines. Prior to his death on May 21, 1992, Earle was presented with the Historic Preservation Award by the Historic District Commission of Talbot County for his lifelong dedication and devotion to the preservation of the Chesapeake Bay's maritime heritage. Subject: John G EarleNo image URL.View
22021.0023.0001half modelsHalf Hull Model of Brig PotomacSkinner, William1868Half hull model of brig Potomac built in 1968 by William M. Skinner in Baltimore Maryland. The wood it is made from is stained dark brown.CBMM catalog imageView
38888.0180.0000ledgers (account books)MS 180 Skinner (Luber) & Sons Collection1903-1938Baltimore, MarylandFive small manuscript books compiled by Middleton B. Luber and his son, Oliver E. Luber showing blocking diagrams for vessels hauled by the Skinner yard. Two small manuscript books showing vessel names and dates hauled. One small loose leaf printed book with engineering reference material for shipyard workers.CBMM catalog imageView
42018.0016.0001log canoelog canoe GlideSkinner, Washington HammondCirca 1864Dorchester - Eastern Shore - MARYLANDLog canoe, Glide, attributted to Washington Hammond Skinner of Dorchester County, c. 1864 and believed to be the oldest surviving log canoe. Length approx. 20 feet on deck, breadth 4 feet, 10 inches. Built of three pine logs, tenon fastened. Complete with 2 masts, 2 spirits, sails by Downes Curtis, rudder and tiller. <br />CBMM catalog imageView
58888.0144.0000.00papers (document genres)Schooner Kate Darlington and Captain Jacob Calloway papersRecords pertaining toe the Schooner Kate Darlington and the Calloway family.No image URL.View
68888.0191.0000research (document genres)"Notebook on Shipwrecks" research, MoaleMoale, H. Richardcirca 2000sResearch compiled by author Richard Moale while writing "Notebook on Shipwrecks" publishe din 2010. Includes, documentation of vessels, letters, and other data that did not go into the book.CBMM catalog imageView
71997.0046.0001.00ships logsLog book of AlbemarleForbes, William __WriterLog book of the Navassa Phosphate Company's Chesapeake Bay sailing vessel (bark) Albemarle of Baltimore documenting voyages between Baltimore and Navassa Island for guano. 70 pages, stiff board covers with decorative paper in blue and brown. Smaller loose pages in back. Material: Paper, cotton binding, cardboard, ink. Presumably kept by Capt Wm Forbes, found in grandmothers attic (Glenda Harris)CBMM catalog imageView
81977.0019.0001.00ships plansSailmaker Marshall and Godfry Sail PlansMarshall and Godfry, __DesignerPratt St - Baltimore - MDCompilation of Sailmaker Marshall and Godfry Sail Plans for various vessels. Marshall and Godfry were from Pratt St. Baltimore MD. Received by donor in 1936. Compilation is comprised of a canvas cover (stored in a separate folder) and 11 sheets. Compilation includes sail plans for the Schooner Oakland, Sloop Albatros, Three Masted Schooner Ella Barnes, Two Masted Schooner King George, Schooner Salisbury, Pungy Exchange, Topsail Schooner Ellie, Schooner Anna Belle, Schooner Queen Anne, Schooner Hester Ann, Schooner Commerce, Two Masted Schooner Pensacola, Two Masted Schooner Sea Bird, Two Masted Schooner Caledonia, Schooner Golden Rule, Schooner American Coaster, Schooner Edward Bennet, Schooner Florence Lee, Pungy William H. Vickery, Schooner Three Brothers, Pungy Mary Anna, Schooner Onward, Schooner Three Sisters, Yacht Mischief, Sloop Treasure, Schooner Anna G. Gale, Schooner Chesterfield. See 1977.0019.0002.00 for four additional sail plans belonging to this compilation. Material is canvas cover and paper.No image URL.View
91977.0019.0002.00ships plansSailmaker Marshall and Godfry Sail PlansMarshall and Godfry, __DesignerPratt St - Baltimore - MDCompilation of Sailmaker Marshall and Godfry Sail Plans for various vessels. Marshall and Godfry were from Pratt St. Baltimore MD. Received by donor in 1936. Compilation has four sheets and includes sail plans for the Sloop Barbarana, Sloop Eva, Schooner Harry Moore, Sloop Kent Island, Two Masted Schooner North Carolina, Sloop Alexander McCullough, Schooner Thomas B Taylor, Schooner Bohemia, Schooner Alice, and Schooner Willie J. Gibson. See 1977.0019.0001.00 for canvas cover and remaining sail plans. Material is paper.No image URL.View
101964.0002.0019.01ships plansClipper Coffee Barque AlbemarleGibson, R H __Creator ||Skinner & Sons, William __Builder1878Baltimore - MDPlans for the Clipper Coffee Barque Albemarle, built in 1878 at Baltimore MD by William Skinner & Sons. Drawn by donor in 1964 for Talbot County Historical Society. Lines taken from Chapelle's Smithsonian Catalogue and Brewington's "Chesapeake Bay. One set of Plans A-B. Plan A is the outboard profile, mast and rigging plan. Plan B is the half-breadth with deck plan and body plan. Material is pencil on paper.No image availableView

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