Why Is a Ship Called "She"?
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Quarterboard from the SchoonerKatie Mitchell,
circa 1871
The Mariners' Museum
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In the Chesapeake Bay, many of the workboats were traditionally named for women.The names usually reflected a female family member. No one knows where this tradition originated, but a few speculate that the naming tradition reflects the waterman's connection to his family. |
Stern Carving fromFlorence C.,
circa 1870
The Mariners' Museum
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