Ship profile for the sailing ship: "H.M. Krentz"
Technical data of the sailing ship:
| Name: | H.M. Krentz |
| Registered port: | St. Michaels |
| Nation: | USA |
| Type of rigging: | SLUP |
| Type of ship: | Chesapeake Bay Skipjack |
| Year built: | 1955 |
| Yard: | Krentz Shipyard, Harry Hogan, Va. USA |
| Overall length: | 21.30 m |
| Length (hull): | 14.95 m |
| Breadth: | 4.70 m |
| Draught: | 1.25 m |
| Sail area: | 192 m2 |
| Ship's hull: | Holz / Wood |
Portrait of the sailing ship:
Last update: 30 Dec 2001
- a genuine working Chesapeake Bay skipjack, lauched in Harry Hogan, Va., by the Krentz Shipyard for Captain David Lewis of Wingate, Md., in 1955, skipjacks are sailing crafts designed and built to dredge for oysters, during the peak building years approximately from the 1880s to 1910 it is estimated well over a thousand skipjacks were built, skipjacks typically have a flat or v-shaped bottom and a shallow draft with a centerboard, the rig is simple, a self-tending jib and large triangular mainsail make these vessels easy to sail with a small crew.
- "H.M. Krentz" is U.S. Coast Guard certified to carry 32 passengers, available for charter to groups at reasonable hourly rates, or individuals can join scheduled two hour tours, homeport is Dogwood Harbor on Tilghman Island, Maryland, regular visits to St. Michaels, the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum, Oxford, and Annapolis.
- puchased by Captain Ed in 1990, after three years of effort the "H.M. Krentz" was ready for the Coast Guard inspection so that it too could earn its keep year round.
Contact:
Website (English, 17 Dec 2001):http://www.oystercatcher.com/
Skipjack H.M. Krentz: about the skipjack with technical information and photos, the captain and owners, offers for sailing in the Chesapeake Bay, contact address
Literature for further reading:
We recommend the following references for your further research of the ship. The references marked with have been included in the generation of the ship profile on this page.
American Sail Training Association (ASTA)
"Sail Tall Ships! A Directory of Sail Training and Adventure at Sea"
2007 ISBN: 978-0-9799878-0-9
(17th Edition)
Page: 167 Source with picture Source with history Source with technical data Quelle with contact