74 BUULiETIN 127, UNITED STATES Is^ATTONAL MUSEUM. 



Dimensions of vessel. — Length over all, 132 feet; beam, 33 feet 4 

 inches; depth of hold, 16 feet 8 inches; 298 tons, old measurement. 

 Scale of model, three-eighths inch equals 1 foot. 



This model has peculiar interest from the fact that it conveys a 

 good idea of the form of New England-built merchant ships of the 

 early part of the nineteenth century — almost immediately after the 

 close of the War of 1812-15 with Great Britain. Although less than 

 300 tons, old measurement (equal to about 220 tons new measure- 

 ment) , this vessel was the wonder of the surrounding region because 

 of her great size. There is a tradition on the coast of Maine that 

 the fishermen of neighboring towns often went as far as 40 or 50 

 miles in their vessels to see her after she was rigged. This, too, is 

 one of the first block models made in Maine for a shipbuilder's use. 

 Gift of James B. Crawford. Cat. No. 76,125 U.S.N.M. 



Block model of merchant ship. 



A wooden, carvel-built keel ship, with full round bow above load 

 water line, somewhat sharper below ; stem straight and almost vertical 

 above water, curved below; moderate rise to floor; wall side; rather 

 long, well-shaped run ; heavj^ square stern ; medium sheer. 



Dimensions of vessel. — Length, over all, 132 feet 8 inches; beam, 

 30 feet 8 inches; depth, 17 feet 4 inches; about 300 tons, old measure- 

 ment. Scale of model, three-eighths inch equals 1 foot. 

 Gift of James B. Crawford. Cat. No. 76,126 U.S.N.M. 



Block model of merchant ship. 



This model was made by Samuel Pattee, of Bath, Me., about 1830, 

 and from it Thomas Harwood, Esq., built a ship (name unknown) 

 for the cotton trade, to run between New Orleans and other ports 

 of the Southern States and Europe. At that date the principal 

 traffic in cotton was between New Orleans and Liverpool. This 

 model represents the type of ship employed in the cotton trade in 

 the period between 1820 and 1840. The chief object sought was 

 large underdeck capacity for cargo. 



A wooden, carvel-built, keel ship; full bluff bow; wall side; round, 

 easy bilge; long floor; very short, full run; square stern; rather 

 straight on top ; model roughly made of pine ; mounted and painted 

 as ships were painted about 1830. 



Dimensions of ship. — ^Length over all, 131 feet ; beam, molded, 28 

 feet ; depth, molded, 18 feet. Scale of model, one-half inch equals 1 

 foot. 

 Gift of William P. Pattee. Cat. No. 76,067 U.S.N.M. 



Block model of merchant ship. 



The sliip Glasgow, of Bath, Me., was built at that city from this 

 model in 1836. The model is an excellent representative of the typ- 



