Annapolis Maritime Museum - Park Campus in Anne Arundel County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Skipjack Lydia D
Annapolis Maritime Museum
The Lydia D is a replica model of a skipjack which made its appearance on the Chesapeake Bay in the late 1800s. The skipjack, with its shallow draft and centerboard, was used primarily to dredge for oysters. The skipjack design was so popular that smaller skipjack-style boats were also built in the early 1900s and were used as crabbing skiffs. The Lydia D would not have been used for dredging oysters but workboats very similar to her design and size were used for crabbing.
Designed and built by Bruce Gallup of Towson, Maryland
Frame is white oak, planking is white pine, and mast and boom laminated 2"x6" and 2"x8" fir
Launched: July 3, 1981
Dimensions:
Length on deck: 25' ½"
Beam on deck: 8'½"
Bowsprit length: 8'
Mast height: 34'
Boom length: 22'
Restored and maintained by the Annapolis Maritime Museum Wooden Boat Crew
Erected by Annapolis Maritime Museum.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical date for this entry is July 3, 1981.
Location. 38° 57.695′ N, 76° 28.635′ W. Marker is in Annapolis,
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Regionally, this marker is in Central Maryland. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic, in the Chesapeake Bay Region, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: CBOS Buoy - Smart Buoys to Save the Bay (here, next to this marker); A History of 'The Beach' (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hoppy Adams & WANN (about 700 feet away); Carr's and Sparrow's Beach (approx. 0.2 miles away); Chitlin' Circuit (approx. 0.2 miles away); Carr's Beach (approx. 0.3 miles away); Oysters: Vital to the Lifeline of the Chesapeake
Additional keywords. Skipjack Lydia D
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 10, 2018
3. Skipjack Lydia D Marker
This is a photo of the marker in its prior location.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 10, 2018
4. Skipjack Lydia D Display
This is a photo of the display in its previous location in the Eastport neighborhood.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 11, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 265 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 16, 2025, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. 3, 4. submitted on March 11, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
