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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Owner | Bayshore Center at Bivalve |
| Ordered | 1928 |
| Builder | Charles H. Stowman & Sons shipyard |
| Acquired | 1989 |
| Status | Educational vessel |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | two-masted gaff schooner |
| Tonnage | 57 tons |
| Length | 85 ft (26 m) on deck |
| Beam | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
| Height | 70 ft (21 m) |
| Draft | 6 ft (1.8 m) |
| Propulsion | sail; auxiliary engine |
| Sail plan |
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| Capacity | 44 passengers |
| Notes | oak hull |
A. J. Meerwald | |
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| Location | 22 Miller Avenue on Maurice River, Commercial Township, New Jersey |
| Coordinates | 39°14′5″N 75°1′50″W / 39.23472°N 75.03056°W |
| Area | less than 1-acre (4,000 m2) |
| Architectural style | Delaware Bay oyster schooner |
| NRHP reference No. | 95001256[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 1039[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 7, 1995 |
| Designated NJRHP | July 17, 1995 |
A.J. Meerwald, later known as Clyde A. Phillips, is a restored dredging oyster schooner, whose home port is in the Bivalve section of Commercial Township in Cumberland County, New Jersey. The gaff-rigged schooner was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 7, 1995 for her significance in architecture, commerce, and maritime history.[3] She became the state tall ship in 1998.[4] Today, A.J. Meerwald is used by the Bayshore Center at Bivalve for onboard educational programs in the Delaware Bay, and at other ports in the New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware region.[5]
- ^ "National Register Information System – (#95001256)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Cumberland County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. September 28, 2021. p. 2.
- ^ Wren, Meghan E. (November 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: A.J. MEERWALD (Schooner)". National Park Service. With accompanying 9 photos
- ^ SENATE, No. 485, STATE OF NEW JERSEY, 208th LEGISLATURE
- ^ "The AJ Meerwald". Bayshore Center at Bivalve.