CBMM Ship Plans by Harrison, John (Builder)

These ship plans are found in the collection of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Maryland.

More information about how to obtain copies of the plans, or how to visit the CBMM archives to examine these and other plans, may be found at the "open CBMM page" link.

Catalog #TitleBoat TypeArtist/MakerDate MadeDescriptionDimensionsPlace MadeFull ImageCBMM Cat. Page
1976.0042.0099.00Chesapeake Bay Oyster sloop AgnesSloopChapelle, Howard I - Creator; Harrison, John - BuilderCirca 01/01/1941 -Plans for the Chesapeake Bay Oyster sloop Agnes of Cambridge, Tilghman. Built by John B. Harrison to carry leg of mutton sail. Material is blueprint.- Tilghman - MARYLANDopen CBMM page
1970.0082.0002.00Pound Net SkiffSkiffHarrison, John - Builder1912One sheet drawing showing lines and offsets for hull only. See CBMM collection (1970.00082.0001.00). Pencil on drawing paper. Double-ended with slight deadrise fore and aft and curve to sides. According to Ben Harrison, this boat was built by his father John B. Harrison of Tilghman MD in 1912. This is the first of two pound net skiffs to be built by John B. Harrison to tend his pound nets on the Chesapeake Bay. It was used by Ben Harrison and Hedge Fairbank on the Western shore to tend pound nets. Material for skiff is wood. Place Made: TILGHMAN, MD. See Negative #: N1086 R5.35.000in - 29.500in- Tilghman - MARYLANDopen CBMM page