William B. Tennison (bugeye)
Calvert County, MarylandChesapeake Bay boatsFishing ships of the United StatesNational Historic Landmarks in MarylandNational Register of Historic Places in Calvert County, Maryland ... and 3 more
Ships on the National Register of Historic Places in MarylandSolomons, MarylandUse mdy dates from August 2023
The William B. Tennison is a Chesapeake Bay bugeye built in 1899 and converted to an oyster buy-boat in 1906–07. With the conversion her sail rig was removed and an engine inserted, and is the only surviving example of this conversion. Her construction marks a transition between log construction and plank construction. She is homeported at the Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons, Maryland. The Tennison is reputed to be the second oldest licensed passenger vessel in the United States.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, and as a National Historic Landmark in 1994.
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