Elva C (deck boat)

Elva C

Bow and port side, docked at Reedville
History
Builder:	Gilbert White
Launched:	1922
General characteristics
Tonnage:	9 NRT
Length:	55 ft 6 in (16.92 m)
Beam:	13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Draft:	3 ft 8.4 in (1.128 m)
ELVA C (Deck Boat)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Virginia Landmarks Register
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Location	504 Main St., Reedville, Virginia
Coordinates	37°50′38″N 76°16′35″W / 37.84389°N 76.27639°W / 37.84389; -76.27639Coordinates: 37°50′38″N 76°16′35″W / 37.84389°N 76.27639°W / 37.84389; -76.27639
Area	less than one acre
Built	1922 (1922)
Built by	White, Gilbert
Architectural style	Chesapeake Bay Deck Boat
NRHP reference #	05001160
VLR #	066-5048
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 4, 2005
Designated VLR	June 1, 2005

Elva C is a Chesapeake Bay deck boat, built in 1922 by Gilbert White, one of Virginia's best-known deck boat builders. She worked in fish trapping and in hauling. At one time, she hauled watermelons from North Carolina to Baltimore. She is ported at the Reedville Fisherman's Museum in Reedville, Virginia.

She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.