by Henry Clapp
Member 14-Apr-2006 to 21-Nov-2019
Build Type: Scratch
Country: United States
Era: 1815-1914
Length Range: 020-40 feet (6-12m)
Model Material: Wood
Model Type: Static
Propulsion Type:
- Engine→ Internal Combustion
- Impeller→ Propeller
Scale: 1:24 (1/2″ = 1′)
Subject Type: Vessel→ Working→ Fishing
About the Vessel
Alverta is a 32′ long, five-log canoe built in 1908, probably on Kent Island by Walter Gardiner and Joe Thompson. Although log-built in a centuries-old tradition, she was motorized and never intended to sail. Because she is an excellent example of both log construction and the shift from sail to power on the Bay, she was donated to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum.
