NORTH CAROLINA REGISTER OF HISTO

NORTH CAROLINA REGISTER OF HISTORIC VESSELS

VESSEL APPLICATION

To apply to include a vessel on the register, the owner or applicant should complete an application form and submit it to:

Curator of Maritime Research

North Carolina Maritime Museum

315 Front Street

Beaufort NC 28516

maritime@ncmail.net

(252) 728-7317

Please include photographs (both current and historical) and copies of other pertinent documentation with your application. Do not send original documents under any circumstances. You may download an application form in pdf format, or request a form by mail.

Instructions for completing and submitting the application form.

The application form is designed to facilitate a quick and accurate classification of the applicant vessel and ascertain the need for further research to determine the historical significance. Be as thorough as possible when completing the form.

Data: Do not leave an item blank. Indicate "believed to be" or "reported to be" when the particular information you are offering has not been verified. When requested information is not available or is not known, indicate which is the case. The brief history should be as complete but concise as possible. Use extra sheets if necessary. Include names of previous owner(s), homeports, highlights of the vessel's history, major rebuilds and conversions, etc. Indicate any previous recognition or listing on historical registers, or published sources of information.

Description: The shape/construction and propulsion classification should be indicated by using the standard abbreviations included with the form. Select the description that most accurately fits your vessel.

Circle keel or centerboard as appropriate. Circle depth of hold or draft depending on which you are supplying.

Propulsion information applies to the current status of the boat. In cases where this differs from the historical condition, there should be a notation in the brief history section.

Circle screw for propeller or paddlewheel to indicate method of propulsion, if applicable.

Abbreviations for shape/construction and propulsion data:

Shape and Construction:

Material:	Planking:	Bottom Shape:
AL = aluminum	BS = batten-seam carvel	AR – arc bottom
BA = bark	CA = carvel	FL = flat bottom
CD = composite	DE = deadrise construction	RD = round bottom
FG = fiberglass	DY = dory construction	VB = V-bottom
SB = steel & bronze	DB = double planked	Other: specify in full
ST = steel	DD = double diagonal
WC = wood/canvas	DU = dugout	Deck Layout:
WF = fabric on wood frame	FL = flush lap	CA = decked with cabin
WO = wood	LA = lapstrake	CD = decked with cockpit
WS = skin on wood frame	LP = lapstrake plywood	FD = flush deck with cabin
Other: specify in full	LO = log	OP = open
	MP = molded plywood	PA = pilot house aft
End Shape:	RA = raft	PF = pilot house forward
DE = double ended	SF = skin/fabric over	Other: specify in full
RE = round ended	SH = sheet
RS = round stern	SK = skiff construction
SQ = square ended	SP = sheet plywood
TS = transom stern	ST = strip
Other: specify in full	Other: specify in full

Propulsion:

Rig:	Rig Shape:	Engine Type:
BA = bark	GA = gaff	DE = diesel-electric
BK = barketine	GU = gunter	DI = diesel
BR = brig	LA = lateen	EL = electric
CK = cat ketch	LU = lug	GA = gas
CR = cat-rig	MA = marconi	NA = naptha
CS = cat schooner	SP = sprit	ST = steam
CU = cutter	SQ = square	Other: specify in full
CY = cat yawl	Other: specify in full
KE = ketch		Manual:
SC = schooner	Drive:	OO = oar
SH = ship	IN = inboard	PD = double blade paddle
YA = yawl	IO = inboard-outboard	PL = pole
Other: specify in full	OU = outboard	PS = single blade paddle