Builder Gilbert White Beam 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) Area less than one acre Length 17 m Added to NRHP 4 October 2005 | Tonnage 9 NRT Draft 3 ft 8.4 in (1.128 m) Launched 1922 Opened 1922 | |
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Location 504 Main St., Reedville, Virginia Similar Nellie Crockett, Reedville Fisherman's Museum, Calvert Marine Museum, Chesapeake Bay Maritime |
Elva C is a Chesapeake Bay deck boat, built in 1922 by Gilbert White, one of Virginia's best-known deck boat builders. She worked in fish trapping and in hauling. At one time, she hauled watermelons from North Carolina to Baltimore. She is ported at the Reedville Fisherman's Museum in Reedville, Virginia.
She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
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