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topmast, 23 feet; foremast, above deck, 27 feet; fore-topmast and 

 topgallant mast, combined, 30 feet ; bowsprit, outside, 24 feet ; sprit- 

 sail topmast, 16 feet. Scale of model, one-fourth inch equals 1 foot. 

 Made and presented by William J. Boyd. Cat. No. 76,161 U.S.N.M. 



Model of merchant ship. 



A wooden, carvel-built, keel ship, Avith moderately sharp bow, 

 projecting strongly forward at top; raking curved stem; long head; 

 rather sharp floor; wall side; short, well-shaped run; overhanging 

 elliptical stern (with gilded cable around it and name " St. Matthew " 

 and hail in center) ; fine sheer; poop deck flush with main rail extend- 

 ing nearly half way between mizzenmast and mainmast ; cabin trunk 

 and wheelhouse on poop ; deck house for forecastle and galley abaft 

 foremast; two boats on top of deck house; caplines dingey at davits 

 on starboard side; full ship rigged, without sails; lower masts 

 banded, etc., to show method of building masts. 



Dh/it/isions of shij). — Ijcngth over all, 221 feet; between perpen- 

 diculars, 204. feet; beam, 36 feet; depth, 26 feet; bowsprit, outboard, 

 26 feet; jibboom, cap to end, 40 feet; foremast, above deck, 69 feet; 

 fore-topmast, heel to head, 58 feet; fore-topgallant royal and sky- 

 sail masts, combined, heel to truck, 63 feet; foreyard, 92 feet; lower 

 fore-topsail yard, 81 feet 6 inches; fore-topgallant yard, 62 feet; 

 foreroyal yard, 47 feet; foreskysail yard, 35 feet; mainmast, above 

 deck, 72 feet; main topmast, heel to head, 60 feet; main topgallant 

 mast, etc., heel to truck, 64 feet; main yard, 95 feet; lower main 

 topsail yard, 87 feet; upper main topgallant yard, 62 feet; main 

 royal yard, 49 feet; main skysail yard, 36 feet; mizzenmast, above 

 cabin trunk, 55 feet; mizzen topmast, heel to head, 50 feet; cross- 

 jack yard, 72 feet; mizzen topgallant yard, 45 feet; mizzen royal 

 yard, 38 feet; mizzen skysail yard, 29 feet 6 inches; spanker boom, 

 54 feet; spanker gaff, 38 feet; gaff, 23 feet. Scale of model, one- 

 eighth inch equals 1 foot. 



The rig of this model gives an excellent idea of the lofty rig of 

 American sailing ships, especially in the days of clipper sailing 

 packets. 

 Gift of B. F. Keith. Cat. No. 76,150 U.S.N.M. 



Block model of merchant ship. 



The merchant ship Attic us was built from this model at Castine, 

 Me., in 1818. This was a wooden, carvel-built, keel vessel, with full, 

 round, nonflaring bow; stem nearly straight and vertical above load 

 water line, raking and strongly curved below; moderately dead rise 

 to floor; rather long well-shaped run; heavy square stern; good 

 sheer; ship wider in proportion than ships of a later period. 



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