Namecki

Namecki is a Ferris-type wooden ship. It is one of many that make up the Ghost Fleet in Mallows Bay. Ferris-type ships get their names from Theodore E. Ferris, a senior architect for the United States Shipping Board (USSB). Each Ferris-type ship measured about the same, 282 feet long and weighing 3,500 tons. Namecki was the first of four of these vessel types built at the Tampa Dock Company. This vessel has been in its present location since 1929.

Listen to this historical perspective from Charlie Fuss and his connection to Mallows Bay through his father, a shipbuilder from Tampa, Florida.(Courtesy of Brent Huber/ Charles County Government)

Type 10 Design M starboard side dazzle paint (camouflage) for standard, wooden 3,500 ton vessel. Length of vessel 281 feet, 6 inches. Print number 80. (Source: Courtesy of the Fleet Library at Rhode Island School of Design, Special Collections).

Type 10 Design M port side dazzle paint (camouflage) for standard, wooden 3,500 ton vessel. Length of vessel 281 feet, 6 inches. Print number 66. (Source: Courtesy of the Fleet Library at Rhode Island School of Design, Special Collections).

Close up view of Namecki, using drone image mosaic taken by Duke University. (Source: Duke University/NOAA).

Vessel Namecki displaying dazzle paint (camouflage), 1918. Dazzle paint was used in an effort to confuse the enemy by attempting to disguise the speed and heading (direction) of the vessel. (Source: Courtesy of the Fleet Library at Rhode Island School of Design, Special Collections).

Getting There:

Mallows Bay Park

1440 Wilson Landing Road, Nanjemoy, MD 20662
(301) 932-3470
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AMENITIES:
Include a boat ramp, soft launch, portable toilets, parking, walking trail, interpretive signs, and picnic area.

HOURS:
The park is open daily from 5:30 am to sunset.

Namecki 3D Model

Namecki Images

Getting There:

Mallows Bay Park