Sharpie, 1885
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Rig: Sail
Length: 40-ft
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History:
Sharpie was a 40-foot flat bottomed center board sail boat used as a supply tender for the 5th Lighthouse District.
She was in service from 1885 to 1907.
Sources:
Douglas Peterson. United States Lighthouse Service Tenders, 1840-1939. Annapolis: Eastwind Publishing, 2000.