Old Point
Built in 1909 in Poquoson, Virginia, Old Point is one of the finest examples of a Chesapeake Bay crab dredger still in existence. From 1909-1956 she was owned by the Old Dominion Crab Company and worked the lower Bay as a crab dredge boat while hauling fish in the summer and oysters in the fall.

This seven-log bottom vessel is undergoing major restoration in the Museum's Boat Yard. These efforts will bring Old Point back to the appearance she had when she was a working crab dredger in the 1950s.

Work on Old Point is being completed by the Museum's Shipwright Apprentices as part of their hands-on experience in our Boat Yard. To date, the hull has been fully rebuilt and a new pilot house constructed.

Rosie Parks
Built by the legendary boat builder Bronza Parks, the skipjack Rosie Parks is an essential part of the Museum's floating fleet, and carries with her a distinguished racing record both as a workboat and under Museum ownership.

Skipjacks were built as an inexpensive but effective boat to dredge for oysters, not as
a historic vessel to be preserved for posterity. Our shipwrights therefore face considerable challenges in returning Rosie to her former glory.

All the restoration work for Rosie Parks is being undertaken by the Museum's Shipwright Apprentices as part of their hands-on experience in our Boat Yard.

Other vessels in our floating fleet require annual maintenance and less extensive restoration work.

Delaware - Built in 1912 by William H. Smith, Delaware is a rare surviving example of a
typical early 20th century wooden river tug.

Edna Lockwood - This bugeye was built to harvest oysters in 1889 by John B. Harrison in Tilghman Island, Maryland. Edna was retired in 1967.

Isabel - This 38-foot Matthews cruiser was built in 1926 for recreational cruising. Isabel was acquired for the At Play on the Bay exhibit.

Martha - Built by Bronza Parks in 1934, this boat is known as a Hooper Island draketail because of her unique stern design. Martha was primarily used for crabbing and oystering.

Mister Jim - A replica buyboat, Mister Jim was built to resemble the boats oyster buyers would take to oyster grounds, buy the catch, and take it to market to sell.

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