THE VESSEL 



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an otherwise capable watch-officer was refused a position on 

 board because of his "iron constitution," and was informed that 

 only "bronzed sailors" were acceptable. Several visitors have 

 even asked if we have had to exclude raisins or spinach from our 

 diet because of their high iron-content ! 



The principle dimensions of the vessel were: overall length, 

 155 feet; load water-line, 128 feet; beam, 33 feet; draft, 14 feet; 

 displacement, 568 tons. The foremast stood 122 feet above the 



Under a Full Spread of Canvas in the Pacific 



water-line; and the length from the forward end of the bowsprit 

 to the after end of the main boom was 197 feet. Registered as 

 a brigantine yacht to facilitate port entries, the Carnegie was 

 really a hermaphrodite brig, with a spread of some 13,000 square 

 feet of canvas. While cruising the original mainsail and gaff- 

 topsail were replaced by the more handy leg-of-mutton mainsail. 

 Aside from her unique non-magnetic construction, the vessel 

 presented another curious feature, namely, the two revolving 

 glass domes mounted in the fore-and-aft line amidships. These 

 housed the instruments for measuring the magnetic elements. 



